CATCH AND LIFT Rescue System

A Pulley
The pulley is marked with a 1 and is attached to the sailing vessel with a snap hook. Possible hooking points for this purpose are on the right or on the left of the shrouds or at the end of the boom (topping lift). The pulley pivots. Possible rope twists automatically become untwisted during the recovery process. Furthermore, the pulley is fitted with a special rope cleat. This rope cleat secures the returned rope and, thus, also the person gone overboard immediately upon his/her return on board.

B Rescue sling
The rescue sling has a red strap marked with a 2. This rescue sling has several functions:

• Heaving line: approx. 40 meters of floating rope stowed in two pockets.
• Brake function: when the floating rope is unstrapped, the two pockets fill with water. The rescue sling can be steered to the person in the water with pinpoint accuracy regardless of wind conditions.
• The rescue sling is used if the person in the water is wearing no life jacket or the life jacket is not equipped with the lift device to which a snap hook can be hooked.
• A snap hook: if the life jacket is equipped with a lift device, the red snap hook should be hooked to it. It is designed to be hooked easily even with cold, stiff fingers. This snap hook is identical to the snap hook on the pulley.

C Sea anchor
The sea anchor has a red strap marked with a 3. To ensure that the sea anchor only opens in the water (and not on board the vessel due to strong winds), it is packed in a special protective cover which is environmentally friendly and completely dissolves in water within 3 seconds. The sea anchor quickly opens automatically when it is submerged in water.