125 | Preventers - Widely Misunderstood & Absolutely Essential.

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of preventers in sailing and their role in safety.

Spinnaker poles have three bits of rigging holding them in place we all know that, but it often comes as a shock when sailors realize they have been missing the third (and arguably the most important) piece of rigging on their main boom. Preventers save lives- it’s just that simple. Please take time to listen to this podcast and update your knowledge on preventers and check out the Mariner Youtube channel for even more tips and details. https://youtu.be/pvT7Pfpt_J4?si=JPa_RkH6SZYHFpUm If you would like to join me for many more deep dives on topic’s like: MOB recovery, heavy weather tactics and offshore seamanship, check out: Patreon & Youtube Membership To support the production of this material please consider heading over to Patreon where for $5 a month you can get access to all the extra content, including the narrated version of this video (concentrating on the seamanship, safety aspects & stories surrounding what is going on in this video), livestream Q&A’s, free consultancy PLUS merch, and exclusive sponsor sailing trips with CSM. Find it all at: https://www.patreon.com/themariner You can also join this channel on Youtube to get access to the same perks as on Patreon…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Stanmore-Major

Topics covered

• sailing
• safety
• rigging
• preventers
• seamanship

Keywords

• preventers
• sailing safety
• spinnaker poles
• rigging
• seamanship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Youtube

Products: spinnaker poles, preventers

Books & works: Gran Mistral 'Weddell'

Places: North Atlantic, Canada, UK, Southampton, Reykjavik, Iceland

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