safety equipment

Safety at Sea

Your Guide to Safety at Sea

This November, shift your focus to safety at sea. Here are five stories from our archives that will help you keep trouble at bay.

Emergency training with the Coast Guard on Narragansett Bay.

Rescue Me

Pyrotechnic and non-pyrotechnic signal aids are critical to help rescuers pinpoint your boat’s exact location in an emergency. “Hands-On Sailor” from our November 2010 issue.

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Be Ready if a Blaze Breaks Out

“Fire!,” like the cry “Crew overboard!,” is a warning no sailor ever wants to hear. “Hands-On Sailor” from our November 2010 issue

Life-raft drills, like other aspects of Safety-at-Sea training sessions, help you to be ready should things go awry.

Trouble’s Knocking

An afternoon sail goes awry with the call of “Fish on”, the skipper learns a lesson in Murphy’s Law. From the Editor’s Log in our November 2010 issue

Must-Have Safety Gear: ditch bag, flares, handheld GPS, EPIRB, bolt cutters, lee cloths, medicine, spares, ship¿s book, placards

Be Prepared

Whether you’re getting ready to race to Bermuda or equipping your boat for a cruise to the Caribbean, the key ingredient to a successful passage is proper planning and preparation. “Hands-On Sailor” from our November 2010 issue.

A fire-suppression system in the engine room of a Passport 51 consists of a fixed-mounted single canister, located near the top of the space, with one discharge nozzle (to the left of the canister) and a gauge showing its charge state. Standards require a fixed-mounted automatic fire-suppression system to also have a manual override.

Be Ready to Fight a Fire

A properly equipped and maintained suppression system can prevent an engine-room blaze from destroying your boat. “Hands-On Sailor” from our November 2009 issue

Safety at Sea

Your Guide to Safety at Sea

This November, shift your focus to safety at sea. Here are five stories from our archives that will help you keep trouble at bay.

Emergency training with the Coast Guard on Narragansett Bay.

Rescue Me

Pyrotechnic and non-pyrotechnic signal aids are critical to help rescuers pinpoint your boat’s exact location in an emergency. “Hands-On Sailor” from our November 2010 issue.

fire fighting 368

Be Ready if a Blaze Breaks Out

“Fire!,” like the cry “Crew overboard!,” is a warning no sailor ever wants to hear. “Hands-On Sailor” from our November 2010 issue

Life-raft drills, like other aspects of Safety-at-Sea training sessions, help you to be ready should things go awry.

Trouble’s Knocking

An afternoon sail goes awry with the call of “Fish on”, the skipper learns a lesson in Murphy’s Law. From the Editor’s Log in our November 2010 issue

Must-Have Safety Gear: ditch bag, flares, handheld GPS, EPIRB, bolt cutters, lee cloths, medicine, spares, ship¿s book, placards

Be Prepared

Whether you’re getting ready to race to Bermuda or equipping your boat for a cruise to the Caribbean, the key ingredient to a successful passage is proper planning and preparation. “Hands-On Sailor” from our November 2010 issue.

A fire-suppression system in the engine room of a Passport 51 consists of a fixed-mounted single canister, located near the top of the space, with one discharge nozzle (to the left of the canister) and a gauge showing its charge state. Standards require a fixed-mounted automatic fire-suppression system to also have a manual override.

Be Ready to Fight a Fire

A properly equipped and maintained suppression system can prevent an engine-room blaze from destroying your boat. “Hands-On Sailor” from our November 2009 issue

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