Originally Posted by Jeff_Bowers
In reading Team Velocity's writeup about the seperation of Brett and the boat, Alan said that he had trouble spoting Brett. Then you look at what most of the Tybee racers are wearing and it is easy to understand how that would be. It is hard to see white and black against a sea of whitecaps(Just think if it was after dark). If you look at most offshore racers you notice that things like hoods and the shoulders of jackets are Yellow(easy to spot). Should this be something to be considered? Very simple to implement.


It is hard to spot someone in the water when you are only a couple of feet off the water on a beach cat. A whistle, waterproof VHF and GPS are your friends when you are in the water - you can call the boat and say if they are going towards or away from you (the mast and sails are easy to spot). The whistle helps get people looking in the right direction.

Chris.

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