What gear would be recommended for distance races on a beach cat and where do you put it?
Generally, per vessel: vhf radio, gps, (sometimes paper chart)
Per crew: PFD, signal mirrior, whitsle, knife, signal/strobe light, tether/safety line with a quick release snap hook
OceanX wrote: Generally, per vessel: vhf radio, gps, (sometimes paper chart)
Per crew: PFD, signal mirrior, whitsle, knife, signal/strobe light, tether/safety line with a quick release snap hook
Dry-suit or Wet-suit ? In some regions it can become realy cold sailing a cat over 3 hours or so. 🙁
Grtz, André
flatline50 wrote: What gear would be recommended for distance races on a beach cat and where do you put it?
where is the race? (ocean, inland, greatlakes, bathtub)
what time of year (winter has a larger basked of gear needed) is there a chase boat? (if not, then a gps/vhs flares etc)
besides the basics (h20, righting line, pdf for all and 1 throw-able, and righting bags)
i ALWAYS carry, first aid kit, small tool kit with several unique parts for my boat (rudder parts, tools to adjust rudders, etc), collapsible paddle, knife, extra line (for towing or being towed).
and where do you put it?
ahhh, yes... cats have very limited storage.
I have 4 ports, 1 i converted into a hatch (front portside) and i added a small rectangular front tramp to hold my cooler, anchor, righting bag(s), radio, throwable pfd
(my boat also weights about 600lbs loaded)
mn3 what type of boat do you have and where are you located?
Water, asprin, granola bars, fruit cups, hard candy, gum and maybe an old type GPS with the marks pin pointed before race begins if possible, flashlight, extra water if race is in salt water - a squirt of fresh water in the face feels great after many hours, suntan lotion/zinc for face, a hat,
cold beer and a hot babe....