Self Defense on Sailboats, against Pirates, Intruders, Thieves…
WARNING: You may not agree with what you see in this video, you may not elect to have any of these on your boat…but these are some interesting options, that you should at least know about to decide what you want to use against intruders on your sailboat! Maybe you want to do nothing…that’s fine. Maybe you want to have a machine gun or three. It’s an individual choice for sure.
This isn’t about pirates who come and want to kidnap sailors from their sailboat. It’s not about Somali pirates who want to hold you for ransom, or criminals that come heavily armed and will kill you for your cell phone.
This sailing video is about the opportunist fisherman or other locals that see sailboats as an easy target…”older” people, who don’t lock their doors, aren’t armed, and are friendly trusting folks…and have endless cash and possessions. This is about fisherman who decide as you slowly sail by that your possessions would be an easier catch than the fish they have their nets out for. This is for Defense Against Pirates before they ever get on your boat but obviously do not just want booze or to sell you some fish! You don’t wanna kill anyone…but you don’t want them anywhere near your sailboat!
Self Defense on Sailboats, against Pirates, Intruders, Thieves…a video you should watch…even if you don’t agree with the concepts presented. I hope this video will propagate some discussion and thoughts for what you want to implement on your own sailboat, as defense against intruders, thieves, and the bad guys. Be sure to comment on the YouTube video itself, not here…so that more people will learn from your comment…and it helps us spread the video too!
Be careful…give this all some heavy thought before you choose what to put on your own sailboat to let these thieves know you aren’t the sailboat to pick on!
Vietnamese Pirates as seen in Blue Water Sailing, Cruising Helmsman, magazine
Hello my friends,
It’s been awhile since we have communicated. You have been very busy with your posts. Truly a wealth of information for your fellow cruisers and sailors. I’m sure it is appreciated by those with less experience.
What a wonderful life of exploration. Here we are 7 years removed from our experiences in the Kwaj and you guys are still at it. I look at all your posts and it’s been a fascinating journey so far.
Glad you are both safe and doing what you love!
I am retired now at 58, what a lucky guy I am. 37 years as a union electrician allowed me to get out early and I am thankful for that. I spent the last 2 years working in San Francisco on the largest hospital in the U.S.
Now I take care of my property, critters and ride my motorcycles all over the backroads of Sonoma and Marin counties. We have stunning beautiful country roads all over the place and I have rediscovered the joy of motorcycle riding after a 30 year hiatus.
I have a beautiful 1968 Honda CB350 that I restored. A friend had it in his barn for 32 years and I begged him to sell it to me for 12 years and he finally relented.
Had to do a lot of work to get her running right and now have the perfect little back road runner.
My daughter is preparing to leave for Montana State University next month for 2 years. She is studying to become a veterinarian. She just finished 2 years at our local JC and now on to MSU for her Bachelor’s in Animal Science.
Will be heading up to Bozeman next month to get her settled in. Gonna be empty nesters soon.
Other than that we are enjoying life as much as possible. This place of ours keeps us busy. We have to reroof our barn this Summer and that’s going to be a big job due to the size of the building and the solar panels that have to be relocated.
Never a dull moment, hah!
Anyways hope you stay safe and well and please write back when you can. I love hearing from you!
Your friend,
Steve Benjamin
Wow…awesome to hear from you Steve…will write to you via email if have your address…otherwise…drop Patrick a line at patrickchildress at yahoo.com