Hi Mark,
Considering your situation "4 kids on the boat" you absolutely need
a harness & crotch strap and some kind of rigging already handy. You
can talk the kids through a recovery but there is no way they will
get you aboard in time (before hypothermia) if you don't have all the
pieces in place.
The harness can be separate in which case you can go with the
inexpensive manual inflate vest. Bear in mind that many auto-inflates
won't, when you need them (unless they are prudently checked). I say
this because the racing skipper came back from a 'Safety at Sea"
course just before a Southern Straits Race and declared many BRDs did
inflate when they jumped into the pool because the CO2 cylinder had
loosened off.
We all checked ours and 3 of the 10 crew had loose cylinders (mine included).
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
P.S. BRD = body recovery device, for the cinics
At 09:05 PM 27/12/2013, you wrote:
Any suggestions?
Should I bump up to a harness version just to have it if needed? I
don't do a lot of solo sailing - but I do a lot of sailing with 4
kids on the boat who would be extremely hard pressed to come back
for me if I was bobbing in the water off the stern!
What about automatic vs manual?
Preferred brand?
Thanks in advance for the advice.
Mark
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