CHAPTER 9 WIND
• Heave-To Method: Another alternative method is the Heave- To rescue method. As with the Quick-Turn method, in the Heave-To method the PIW is recovered on the windward side of the boat. Both allow for a quick return to the person in the water, which helps with communication and visibility. It is also important to constantly keep watching and talking with the person in the water and to hail “crew overboard!” loudly so other nearby vessels know there is a person in the water. The boat is tacked immediately, but the crew leaves the jib cleated. With the jib cleated, the boat runs and drifts toward the PIW. As the boat drifts downwind, the mainsail is eased fully and luffing. This method also works best in light winds.
RETRIEVAL: In some instances, it may be difficult to get an overboard person back aboard. The person in the water may be exhausted, weak, or physically unable to assist themselves and you. You could also be sailing a boat with high freeboard, as is the case on large daysailers or small keelboats.
Foot loops created at the end of a line, or a line strung be- tween two attachment points on the boat, can sometimes serve as a “step” the PIW can use when climbing back aboard.
If you are unable to get the PIW back aboard, it is important to attach them to the boat by using a line or harness around them that is knotted with a bowline and tethered to the boat. You do not want to rely on the PIW to hold onto the line for very long—particularly if he or she is tired or injured.
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