+ 1. Plus very interesting to note that wang on wang seems more concerned with liability than safety ( look at the first sentence of his/her post ). One of his/her earlier posts suggested putting a pfd requirement in the SI's but not enforcing it. This clearly shows his/her concern over the...
With all due respect, you should stfu. There is no reason to have a blanket requirement for pfd's at all times no matter the conditions. This is an overreaction to a tragedy. VHF requirement, sure, it's good to be able to have communication and weather alerts. PFD's alone do not prevent all...
I was in that GORC race too as a youngster. Actually, it was a 200 mile ocean triangle from gulfport to the miss river sea bouy (100 mi ) then to Mobile sea bouy then back to gulfport.. I drove a north american 40 a long time during the night and was never so happy to see a sun rise as I was...