I want to let you in on the most useful safety device on the market today, it is simple and free. When going down your checklist for getting underway, this safety device should be the first and last item checked on your list. It is called a Float Plan (http://www.floatplancentral.org/). A completed Float Plan that…

The first fully crewed Farallones race since the accident. TNT was loaded with friends of LSC two of us had sailed with Alan on the Farr 40 a lot and two had sailed with Marc on Cal 20. It was a flat, 15-17 knots day cold and gray and we were well aware of the wave…