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Odyssey 14 April 2017

Man overboard drill, and Bunny gets a goose egg

 

Tuesday was kind of a lazy day with very little wind. Definitely too little wind to put the kite up. But of course Jean-Marc had no shortage of ideas to keep us busy, starting with a man overboard drill. First, we launched the dinghy with Jean-Marc in it, and then he dropped a water jug out of the dinghy. The jug is about the size of a person’s head, so it gave us a sense of how hard it is to get a visual on something that small when we’re out at sea.

During this kind of drill, we want to make the situation as real as possible. One way to do that is to shout at full volume, as if it were an actual emergency. I saw the “man” going overboard, so I was the first one to raise the alarm on board Race for Water. I have a pretty soft voice, so I decided to really scream, using every ounce of energy I had. And it worked… even Jean-Marc, out in the dinghy, heard me. I screamed so loudly that Bunny panicked and came running out of the kitchen to see what was going on. But when he jumped over the door coaming, she forgot to duck, hit the door frame, and ended up seeing stars and nursing a huge goose egg on her forehead.

Lesson learned: even during a drill, be prepared for emergencies within the emergency.

Annabelle

PS: Don’t worry, we rescued the jug!

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