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This week we are talking all things safety as we get our life raft recertified and stock up on safety gear for Gargoyle. As our life raft goes through a multi-day test, we hit up local chandleries, stock the groceries, nibble a bit of gelato and then give ...

sailing safety 101, the absolute basics of boating safety Business inquiries chris@chasinglatitudes.com Join patreon https://www.patreon.com/chasinglatitudes?fan_landing=true for awesome perks and access to the members area ASA members discount https:...

ESSENTIAL VIEWING OR LISTENING FOR CATAMARAN SAILORS. HERE I'M GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT NEED WHETHER YOU'RE GOING LIGHT WINDS ON A LAKE OR A 3 DAY VOYAGE ON THE OPEN SEA. FOR ALL THE ITEMS MENTIONED: https://www.amazon.com/shop/josephbennet...

Back again! This time I will go through all my safety equipment I have in hand if I a life threatening situation should occur, forcing me to evacuate my boat- during my Greenland adventure. Jan Mayen and Greenland is pretty far from any rescue services ...

We thought it was worth doing a standalone blog just on this because it was quite serious and there was a lot to learn from it. We are involved in a genuine rescue at sea while on a Greek ferry between Athen and Aegina. About half way along our journey ...

Sail Away Weeks with Paul and Sheryl Shard 🏝 Join Paul and Sheryl for a sailing experience in the world’s top cruising destinations. Get an introduction to the sailing lifestyle, build new skills, make new like-minded friends! Cabins still available f...

Check out the accompanying blog post for more information! We try and keep life simple while being as safe as possible, and therefore have whittled down the list of possible items down to what we feel is essential to our survival if we're ever in a situ...

Got rusty lifelines? No worries, you can redo them… It's the circle of lifelines! Replacing our lifelines on board was one of our highest priority items that we HAD to do before leaving Portland, taking on the big blue Pacific and sailing south. It tur...

Here is Part 2 showing a few more things on the boat! www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

Here is part 1 of 2 for Safety Equipment Extras showing all the things I have done or added to my boat above what is required. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislikesailing

Here is a look at the Transport Canada required safety equipment for my vessel. Of course I have done a few other things and have a few other items on board to make it safer, but this is the minimum. www.lifeislikesailing.com www.facebook.com/lifeislike...