PEOPLE WHO WILL FIND Cleat Captors INVALUABLE INCLUDE:
- Those who are new to boating;
- Cruising sailors who enter unfamiliar marina berths (permanent berth holders often occupy all the normally blow on berths);
- Solo sailors;
- Those with physical impairments that prevent jumping ashore from a moving boat;
- Couples where the First Mate is expected to secure the boat ashore while the Skipper is managing the vessel;
- Sailors with inexperienced crews;
- Sailors who enter marina berths in less than ideal conditions;
- Those who are forced to occupy difficult berths;
- Competent Skippers who recognise that entering marina berths is always a potentially risky operation;
- Commercial Operators managing Workplace Health and Safety issues.
During the development of the Cleat Captor it became apparent that berthing accidents where crew ended up in the water were far more common than originally anticipated. Numbers of these events had quite serious consequences. Damage to boats and marina facilities is commonplace.
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