This story https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/man-overboard-dillon-reservoir/73-117f6aa2-1808-4c5a-9938-d6cc640f4166 <https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/man-overboard-dillon-reservoir/73-117f6aa2-1808-4c5a-9938-d6cc640f4166> says he “was traveling downwind … and performed a maneuver to change course … During the maneuver, the boat lost control and tipped over, causing the captain to fall overboard. … The boat then collided with a race committee boat.”
So maybe he had to gybe to avoid the RC boat, and broached in the process. The Star has a big main; may be challenging to gybe safely in strong wind. The surface water temperature at Dillon Reservoir is probably 45-50F right now, decreasing with depth. That would induce cold shock immediately. Here’s an article on the stages of cold water immersion: https://www.soundingsonline.com/voices/hypothermia <https://www.soundingsonline.com/voices/hypothermia>. Four years ago when I pulled three people out of Chatfield Reservoir whose fishing boat had sunk on a rough night, one of them was already in the second stage (cold incapacitation) after only five or ten minutes in the water. The date was June 10th, 2016 and the water temp was sub-60F. Cheers, Randy > On Jun 15, 2020, at 2:08 PM, ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > When we race offshore, half the crew is required to have taken the Safety at > Sea course within the past five years. > > Alan Bergen > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 12:51 PM Ian Matthew via CnC-List > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > As a racer on the San Francisco Bay the 1-10-1 rule is definitely applicable. > As a result, when racing I always insist all my crew (me included) wear > PFD's The water in the bay is cold and the initial thermal shock can kill > you! I've learned to take safety seriously, especially after taking the > Safety at Sea courses which I highly recommend.
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