Fleet Surgeon

The CCA Fleet Surgeon offers these documents, potentially useful in preparing a yacht for offshore passages. Suggestions are welcome (egfischer46@verizon.net).

A Case For the Permanently Installed Preventer (PDF) Accidental jibes cause death on offshore yachts by the boom or the main sheet. This describes the permanently installed preventer designed by Phil Garland of Hall Rigging. Hall's system is installed on a number of Cruising Club yachts, including Diva. It is simple, easy to use and, by any yachting standard, inexpensive.

Fleet Surgeon Puts the Focus On Harnesses
The Cruising Club of America should feel indebted to Stan Honey. His article in Cruising Club News (January 2007) about the 2006 Volvo Ocean Race and the circumstances surrounding the loss of a crew member overboard from ABN AMRO TWO outlines in detail why harnesses are crucial to staying on board the boat. Read the Fleet Surgeon's Statement and Stan Honey's article.

Fleet Surgeon's Memorandum for Offshore Passages (PDF)
Medical recommendations for an offshore yacht.

Newport Bermuda Race Injury and Illness Report (PDF)
The statistics of injuries and illnesses in Newport Bermuda Races from 1998 to 2006.