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Live COB recovery & CPR clinic

Saturday, Apr 12, 2025 (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)

Open for sign up
Payment Options:
COB and CPR clinic - Member
$295.00
COB and CPR clinic F/P
$375.00
Leader: Mary Swift-Swan
Required ratings:
ASA 101 - Basic Keelboat, ASA 103 - Basic Coastal Cruising, ASA 104 - Bareboat Chartering
Age requirements:
Minimum age: 16

Event Information

Description

When a person falls into the water, it is sometimes shockingly cold. The good news is that in most cases the returns by sail for recovery is so quick, there is no time for the cold to become a danger (1-3min). If a person is in SF Bay or other cold waters for more than 3 min or someone not from your boat found floating, though harder to get aboard, they may be revived with CPR even after 45min with no brain issues.

The course is 3 parts. Take the on-line CPR 2yr certification course. Link will be sent after payment. In the morning a practice session with manikins is planned.

Next a session at the docks. There we will use various methods to recover a person in the water with some aboard and others standing on the docks till all have taken a turn at lifting the volunteer "victim" on to the boat with the boat tyed up at the docks. Several methods and equipment will be used.

Max of 2 boats (23 and 45). More can join if talk to the office.