Accidents and their cause...

I read some news which got me thinking...

Over the last year or so, there have been quite a few "rescues" that have left a lot of people a bit puzzled as to the need or sense of people being rescued who appeared to be in less than dire consequences. That said, even in some instances of people really needing rescue, there have been no shortage of confusion of why some people found themselves in a situation which left them in dire straights.

The why and how of accidents is a needful thing...

In climbing, we have "Accidents in North American Mountaineering" which catalogs and details climbing accidents as to the cause or possible cause as a means of (hopefully) avoiding such accidents in the future.

Sadly, no such thing actually exists in the sailing or cruising world... Maybe it should.