Question 1

The classic test for when to abandon to the liferaft is…

Accepted Answer

When you have to step UP into the raft — the yacht is sinking beneath you — Step UP into the raft: leave only when the yacht is genuinely going down. Boats have been found afloat long after crews took to rafts too early.

Question 2

With heavy weather forecast, the seamanlike time to reduce sail is…

Accepted Answer

Early — the first reef is easy, the last is a fight — Reef early and prepare the boat and crew while it is still easy; exhaustion and a late, dangerous reef are what defeat crews in a blow.

Heavy weather and the long wait

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