If you looked at the rules very strictly then one of these would be allowed right? Provided it is USCG approved obviously...
Yup - some teams have been wearing that kind of manually inflatable PFD in the Tybee...I've got a USCG approved one I'm going to try and see if I like it. I'm a little worried about the lack of personal storage though.
(and hey! all of a sudden I can get back on here at work...wonder how long that will last?).