1. Clipped to a horseshoe, or an MOB pylon is a good use. Do not clip it to the Lifesling, since that remains attached to the boat and could be dragged away from the person in the water.
In our report on the new electronic visual distress signalling devices (eVDSD) we mentioned in passing that a U.S. Coast Guard approved eVDSD might serve double duty on smaller boats as a man overboard marking device (see “Distress Flares Go Electric,” PS June 2021). Several readers posed the same question. After all, these devices float, […]
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The first breath of autumn rolled across the North American continent this month, reminding us all that summer’s end is fast upon us. And since this summer was such a bust for many sailors who had the season cut short by the COVID-19 restrictions, you are probably not the only one who looked across the harbor last week and thought, “I better put on another layer.”
