Grab Bag
The red grab-bag is next to two life jackets.
If we had to abandon ship immediately, we would put on our life jackets (if not already on!) and grab the cat, our Grab Bag from the quarter berth, and, if possible, the jug of water before deploying our life raft. What is in our Grab Bag?
We also have two life jackets and 5-gallon jug of water (not pictured) near the Grab Bag. We change the water before each passage to keep fresh. Note: the life raft also includes some items, most notably a hand-held water maker (to remove the salt from sea water to make it drinkable).
- Flare Pistols x 2
- Flares x 10
- Parachute Flares x 3
- small First Aid Kit
- Fishing supplies (hook, fishing line)
- Food (Gatorade sachets, Power Bars, and cat food for Howie)
- Signal mirror
- Vacuum-packed hand-held VHF radio with spare batteries
- Vacuum-packed hand-held GPS with spare batteries
- Cash, photocopies of passport identity pages and bank account details in a zip-locked bag.
- Collapsible bucket
- Sunscreen, old sunglasses and baseball caps
- Leatherman multi-purpose pocket tool
- seasickness pills
- ...and other items
We also have two life jackets and 5-gallon jug of water (not pictured) near the Grab Bag. We change the water before each passage to keep fresh. Note: the life raft also includes some items, most notably a hand-held water maker (to remove the salt from sea water to make it drinkable).
What are people saying about Sailing to Jessica?
"Great true sailing adventure. A couple cuts ties with land and sails around the world only to find what the were looking for all along. Fun read!." - Brenda on Goodreads.com
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