Eric has a good point - always check with the sailing rules for that race. Obviously, anything with bouys will probably not allow it. Many distance stuff we've been in doesn't specify that you can't race with it, and as someone else said, 70 oz. of water weighs a little over 4 lbs.



My issue is that with the other required gear, I could see this weight going over. I would presume that the max weight varies per race, as EPIRB, radio, flares, drysuit, etc probalby puts close to 25 lbs on me. Maybe I'll switch the flares for the water.....



Just some thoughts...