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  • Yachting Monthly

    LETTERS

    Mar 03, 2022 4 minutes

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    Check your lifejacket

    I would like to share with Yachting Monthly readers a cautionary tale regarding lifejackets that may one day save somebody’s life.

    My end of season preparations had been carried out aboard our Southerly 105, prior to laying up for the winter, including removing all clothing and cushions to stop them getting mouldy through damp, plus the safety gear and lifejackets.

    I thought it would be a useful exercise for the family crew to don lifejackets at home and run through the

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