masterofnone
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Looking at buying a raft. Normally cruise with 1+1. Boat has7 berths. Is a 6 man raft too big for 2?
i would say you pretty much always want to go up a size if possible.they said if in any doubt it was best to go up a size
Looking at buying a raft. Normally cruise with 1+1. Boat has7 berths. Is a 6 man raft too big for 2?
I've always understood that smaller is better.
On my RYA Sea Survival course we played sardines and had eight in a four person raft. Four in an eight person raft gives you a lot of space keep warm.
P.S. Rent never purchase.
Very unlikely you would be in a raft for weeks if you have PLBs, EPIRB, Inreach, etc. Hwve a look at marine traffic in thr oceans. Covered in ships these daysFor me it would depend on whether I was doing offshore or ocean sailing. You would be unlucky not to be picked up within a day in home waters but might have to live in the raft for weeks in the ocean.
I have a four person Seago and usually sail with 1-3 on board. But my biggest concern would be deploying. OK if sinking in a calm! But in real conditions I would struggle to manouver it to a place to inflate free from rigging. Alone I would probably choose the inflated dinghy in davits! But I am sailing UK coastal waters so the liferaft is more a reassurance than a used piece of kit.If just going cross channel a 4 person in a valise by say Seago but do think where you will keep it on deck when sailing if not in canister. As said look at weights -even a4 person valise is a lump to manoverve etc so how strong is weakest crew and could they launch if you were injured say
Southern Ireland to Terceira, Azores. Once clear of coastal traffic turned on dual channel radar target enhancer audio alarm. Not one beep until within sight of Terceira. Also, nothing seen on AIS during the passage.Hwve a look at marine traffic in thr oceans. Covered in ships these days
Southern Ireland to Terceira, Azores. Once clear of coastal traffic turned on dual channel radar target enhancer audio alarm. Not one beep until within sight of Terceira. Likewise nothing seen on AIS during the passage. Only encounters were some "heavy breathing" at night, assumed to be a whale close by, and a pod of dolphins near the Azores.
sure - but hose screenshots make it look a lot more crowded than it actually is.Just now