Oh, racing regs. I thought you were saying it was some kind of law. Nevermind.
If CW was lacking a raft, this'll be another Bonfire for TAMU.
Oh, racing regs. I thought you were saying it was some kind of law. Nevermind.
Deduced from the long time it took for the Coast Guard to find them. Plenty of time for 2 Cospas-Sarsat passes, only ~27 miles offshore, had a LKP for the hull, crew should have been found within 5-6 hours. The sailors were fortunate.
R4F - As mentioned before, lack of EPIRBS,
Ramius - I didn't see that in the story.
Hopefully the on watch were wearing theirs, they'd be fools not to in that weather, 38' boat w/ an open transom. Good jackets, too, with lifelines attached to boat - inflatable jackets with integral lifeline harnesses, equipped with a minimum of whistle, knife, strobe, and EPIRB.
Apparently only 1 of the 3 belowdecks made it out of the cabin with their jacket. The other student didn't, and we don't know yet about the deceased.
R4F - I'd have been wearing mine on a boat that small).
Ramius - Not too many people do, normally, though in those conditions it might be a good idea. Perhaps they were?