[chet.ensign]

I am definitely putting on the swim ladder this season. I had an interesting swim trip into Raritan Bay in October and the boat’s swim ladder made it simple to get back aboard. I decided right then to put one on my Scot for this season. Thanks for the advice!

/chet

[chet.ensign]

Thanks Phil. I remember MIke writing about your adventure in his fleet report. We also had an incident early in the season. Windy and very gusty conditions and Gary, coming second around the windward mark, decided to fly his chute & roll over me. A gust hit just as it got up and his sheet jammed. He went right over.

In Gary’s capsize, he had the mainsail flotation up but it failed. The foam had gone bad. It soaked up water and he turtled. His boat righted easily too – but he had to be towed back to shore.

I am happy to hear that an un-turtled Scot comes up easily. With all that freeboard, it was one of my concerns.

I will also share the link and comments with the fleet and see what people think. Thanks much for your feedback.

/chet ensign
fleet captain, #183

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