Phyllis and I have done a couple of crew overboard recovery drills lately (with more planned) and one of the many things we learned was that a wrist remote autopilot control is extremely useful in a COB emergency.
But what happens if the person wearing the only control is the one who went over the side? So now we have two. Highly recommended.
I wonder what the Bluetooth range is? Fall overboard, hit tack, the boat heaves to, swim back, & climb aboard all before the off watch crew gets their fouies on. Even better if you’re solo. Probably better to rely on tethers though.
I have wondered about that too and might try it if I went in single handed. That said, Bluetooth is very short range, so I would not take this into account in my planning.
I wonder what the Bluetooth range is? Fall overboard, hit tack, the boat heaves to, swim back, & climb aboard all before the off watch crew gets their fouies on. Even better if you’re solo. Probably better to rely on tethers though.
Hi PD,
I have wondered about that too and might try it if I went in single handed. That said, Bluetooth is very short range, so I would not take this into account in my planning.