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Volume 26
Number 13
July 1, 2000
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Offshore Life Rafts

Part 3 - Heading offshore is no time to compromise the survival performance of your 'final option.' The 13 offshore rafts we tested range from poor to excellent.

by Douglas S. Ritter

DBC's Swiftsure Global
ûboarding platform was
ûbest in our test.

Having presented general findings in the May 1 issue and coastal rafts in June, this final review deals with offshore models. That all offshore rafts are not up to the task was tragically illustrated in the 1998 Sydney-Hobart Race.

Except as noted, prices listed are the manufacturer's list price for a six-person raft, packed in a valise, excluding any options, followed by an estimated discount price. …
 
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