Ep 10 Life Safety at Sea with John Kretschmer
Offshore sailing guru John Kretschmer talks PFDs and life rafts, plus we deploy a Winslow offshore 6-man lift raft in open ocean conditions.
Music by Jess Cook (Into the Dark) and Milk Chance (Stoln Dance)
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