This past Saturday we completed our Pacific Cup Equipment Requirements inspection - and passed (of course). For those that aren't familiar, the race has a long list of safety related equipment requirements. The good news is that we had to get all this stuff for the 2018 race so it was mostly a matter of digging it all out of my shed at home and taking it to the boat. Setting up all the safety equipment on the boat was a good exercise, especially for our two new crew members.
Alternate means of displaying sail number
Reviewing the list with our inspector
PFDs, tethers, knives, flashlights, re-arm kits
The whole process with our inspector took about 45 minutes. It's nice to have this required activity checked off the list. We spent the rest of the afternoon out on the water practicing person overboard recoveries and testing out the emergency rudder. Videos of these activities can be found on YouTube. Next up John and I will overhauling our steering system cables and then it's ocean races the next three months (one/month) leading up to the start of the Pacific Cup the week of July 4th. Three months away!!
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