With every passing year it seems our muscles get sorer. We feel stiffer and are less flexible. In our younger years there was no need for warm-ups or stretching. We just got straight into the business of sailing the boat. And straight into the beers after sailing. A good nights sleep and we were … Read more
Let’s discuss something that we boaters hope we will never have to use someday. A Life raft. For the majority of recreational boaters this is probably not even on their radar. For boating on protected inland or coastal waters its not an issue. But for those venturing further afield, a self inflating life raft … Read more
I’ve been involved in water sports, and sailing in particular for my entire adult life. I’d just gotten involved in Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) so needed to buy a Personal Flotation Device (PFD). Better known as a Life Jacket to most people. This is when I realized just how little I knew about this equipment. … Read more