Water, water everywhere: and not a drop to drink.
When there are only a few pints of water to drink in the life raft and no indication of immediate rescue, it is essential for the life raft leader (who is not also necessarily the captain of the lost vessel) to immediately become extremely smart about water usage, water collection and the problems inherent in limiting humans access to water.
And all that, BEFORE dehydration robs all of the survivors of the mental and physical capacity to help themselves.
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#95 | Safety at Sea | Part 10 | Abandoning Ship 3
#94 | Safety at Sea | Part 9 | Abandoning Ship 2
#93 | Safety at Sea | Stepping UP into the Life Raft
#92 | Questions & Tangents 11 | The 1974 'Orgy of Destruction on Barnstaple Beach'
#91 | Safety at Sea | Part 7 | The Psychology of Survival
#90 | ABC of Sailing | I is for Information Availability at Sea
#89 | Global Solo Challenge | Intro to the racers already on the water.
#88 | Don’t Pay the Ransom, I Escaped!
#87 | Interview | Offshore Sailing & Cruising with Paul Trammell
#86 | My Perfect Boat | William Nutting | Founder of the Cruising Club of America
#85 | Notes on Cold Water Resistance Training & Abandonment Technique
#84 | Safety at Sea | Part 6 | Calling for Help
#83 | Questions & Tangents 9 | The ’MOJE’ MOB system, Dutchman mainsail reefing & 36ft boats in the Southern Ocean
#82 | Safety at Sea | Part 5 | Liferafts
#81 | The Mariner | The Halifax Explosion
#80 | The Mariner | Entering ’The Global Solo Challenge’ in 2023
#79 |The Mariner | The ABC of Sailing | H is for Handling Lines
#78 | Questions & Tangents 8 | Aviation VHF Frequencies | Dehler Sails | The Lesson of the Rocks
#77 | The Mariner | On Deck Report | Icelandic Island Channel
#76 | The Mariner | Safety at Sea | MOB Report | Newport Bermuda Race 2022
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