A pithy take on an ongoing debate, a theory explained, and G&T makes a rather good point...
While Boat Bits has some serious issues with folks campaigning for idiotic laws requiring sailors to wear PFDs, we very much feel that folks should wear PFDs when sensible and needful. The more solid information (rather than just another regurgitated press release or advertising copy) on the subject available to us the better we can make the sort of informed needful decisions...
Voile Magazine (a way better read than most US sailing/cruising rags) has been beavering away testing inflatable PFDs and you might find the resulting video and article in the current issue both interesting and enlightening.
test gilets by voile-magazine
Listening to St. Paul & The Broken Bones (who just may be the best band I've heard all year)
So it goes...
Plans Change, Martinique version
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