Towing an inflatable

[BlackPig]

In "Survive the Savage Sea" the life raft was gifted to them, because it was well past its sell by date, but better than nothing. I would place an inflatable dingy upside down on the coach roof strapped down with quick release knots on both ends of the straps.

Graham

 

[co256]

"perfectly intact" they were not.... granted! It was my intention to draw attention to one of the overriding lessons of the 1979 Fastnet Race, to that end.....

this is taken from the Fastnet Race Inquiry.

4.39 Of the 24 abandoned yachts only five have not been recovered and one of these five sank under tow. There has been considerable criticism that yachts were abandoned too hastily, the criticism being based on the premise that a damaged yacht is a safer place than a life raft. Considerable weight is given to this argument by the fact that seven lives were lost from three life rafts and in each case the yacht was subsequently recovered.