The safety equipment is on board so that everything goes well in the worst-case scenario. The life jacket is particularly important. We tested 15 models in the 150 Newtons class. It turned out that the manufacturers had made many improvements to the harness and floats.
Put on properly
But an important prerequisite for the life jacket to work properly in an emergency is that it has been put on correctly beforehand. We had an expert explain to us how this should be done. So it sits optimally.
If the life jacket is optimally put on, it will not be a problem and will work in an emergency
Pack your vest
After the mission is before the mission. If the life jacket has been deployed and there is no professional maintenance facility nearby, sailors have to do it themselves. Until the float is back in the case and the cartridge is clear again, there are a few things to consider. We show how it can be done stress-free.
After use, the vest must be folded up again
MOB with cat
Catamarans are becoming more and more popular and are also increasingly represented in the charter fleets. But the maneuvering properties are very different from the monohull. So that the two-hull can still be steered safely back to a person in the water, the special features of the design must be taken into account. We tried out how the maneuver works best.
The cat sails away: not a nice situation - neither for the crew nor for the person in the water
Good equiped
There are also two pages full of equipment that makes the sailing trip safer.