Roo the Sailing Basenji
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Randa
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He is adorable!
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These pictures are adorable, I am so glad to see another Basenji in a lifepreserver. My sister thinks I am silly for putting one on my B, Sahara, she says all dogs can swim. I said, "Hey, she doesn't like the water, so we want to make sure when she's on our boat that she is safe. Besides, it is my money so what gives. haha!!!!
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Great pictures, Jason! Roo is such a handsome pup. How does he like sailing? Does he enjoy laying up on the bow or does he slide around when tacking?
We do not let Roo up on the Bow when sailing. If you take a look at our boat (Melges MC Scow) then you will see there is nothing to keep him from sliding off when we are heeling the boat. The last thing I want to do in a race is to fish Roo out of the water. During a Race there is a rule that you have to finish the race with the crew you start with. So he is usually running the floor of the boat or camping out under the hull in the bow area. Of course if we are sailing flat, then he will lay behind our splash boards. There is also a place where he can get behind me in the transom area. So far he has been very good and we have not had trouble with him wanting to chew on the ropes. We figure a few more times out and Roo will finally have his real sea legs under him. Of course I was very nervous the first time he was out with us. Not only do I worry about capsizing the boat with Miranda(poor swimmer), but now I worry about the Dog. Thank God Roo has shown he can swim well. I will be posting some images of that also.
Jason
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What a very lucky dog you have.
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Speaking of cute Setidog, the photo of your b smiling is wonderful as well.
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Hey Jason…I have a question. If you sail/race with Roo...what DOES happen if you capsize...have you tried it? Roo is tied to the boat, right...what happens if he gets trapped under the sail, or gets wrapped up in some rigging? I've never sailed on a scow but know of the boats and I do understand that they capsize. I ask because I've sailed/raced one design for years (lasers, J24s - owned my own--and crewed for years on PHRF, One Tonners, 50ft class, IMS and MORC (traveling from Maine to Florida for huge regattas both inshore and offshore))...I've seen many unexpected and sometimes bad things happen.
You might want to capsize a few times on purpose with him so that at least you'll know how it goes in a planned situation. Trust me, the man overboard drill I learned and practiced every year came in handy on more than one occasion. Its one thing for a person that knows they need to keep their head up and can figure their way out of being trapped, but I'd be worried that an animal would not know what to do if trapped underwater. I've been trapped underwater under a sail before and trying to get an air pocket under it isn't as easy as you might think and is quite disorienting (as you're pushing up, you are going down)...and I'm a STRONG swimmer.
I'm not trying to be an alarmist, but I would seriously practice the whole thing...and not just once. I've raced on boats with olympic class sailors (in fact, a couple of gold medalists and 2 silver medalists and others who have competed at the olympics). And throughout the years, every one of the boats with these uber experienced people have run into trouble (whether due to weather, boat failure, shifting wind conditions or crew inattentiveness)...things that have happened include flash tacks due to a wind shift, broaches, capsize/pitchpole and mast breakage and people have ended up in the water unexpectedly.
Just something you might want to consider. I always prefer to try things out in a controlled setting and then at least it isn't a complete surprise.
