Bailout Window

What it does

• Every exposed leg needs an exit that is still usable at the slow end of the ETA.
• The page scores each candidate against tide, landing and shelter.
• The result is a decision time, written before the water gets interesting.

How to use it

1. A bailout that needs high water is not a bailout for most of the day.
2. Score shelter from the forecast wind, not the average conditions.
3. Write the decision time on the deck card in marker.
4. Rehearse the abort once on a benign day; the plan is only real if it has been run.

Safety notes

• A landing that cannot be seen in poor visibility is not a bailout.
• Abort decisions belong to the skipper before departure, not to the group mid-leg.