Kill switch and life jacket

I have not harped on this at all on this blog but now is as good a time as any.  Day one on Amistad, cruising along as fast as foot and a half to two footers will allow, I broke one motor mount bolt and pulled the threads a half inch or so on another causing the motor to come loose on one side from the jackplate throwing the boat into a hard right turn.  This turn threw me from my seat slamming me into the passenger side fiberglass, pulling the kill switch after bouncing me off the center step.  If I would have had a passenger console I probably would have been hurt pretty bad but  I am still sore many days later from the incident.  If the situation would have happened just a little different I surely would have been ejected and yes that is bad.   If I would have been ejected, even with a hotfoot,  I still would have had to deal with a boat at idle doing slow right turns in big swells and the chances of getting back in the boat are pretty slim at best.   Drowning in that situation is a REAL possibility so I will just say, even in practice, even when the event director does not require it, wear your safety gear.  You can never predict what may or may not happen out there on the water and your vest and lanyard are your last line of defense if something bad happens.  Luck was on my side that day but if you read this blog you know that luck is not often in my corner.  Don't leave it to luck to save your ass.