Life in the balance
Two of the most dangerous things you will do on a boat? Get on it. And get off it.
You are at your least aware and most distracted. There is much to trip over and fall foul of. Even more risk than of a badly placed preposition.
Bad enough should you slip into that dreaded no-person’s-land twixt pontoon and boat in full daylight, warm water, and your nickname is The Thorpedo.
My experience is that it doesn’t work like that. The casualty, for casualty they are, usually takes the plunge into icy water, late at night, has been well fed and watered, has not recently seen the inside of a gym, and is eagerly awaiting their
