[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

And as for your life jacket remark, life jackets are not required to be worn,
nor are they regularly worn on boats of this size.

Your take?

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EVERY Coast Guard personnel
be it Regular, Reserve, Auxiliary
or Civilian Employees are required to
wear a PFD when on a Coast Guard
or Coast Guard Auxiliary
vessel underway.

I hear the bar broadcasts up here in Oregon.

Last week a skipper of a charter boat lost his life when his vessel sunk.

He tried crossing the bar at Winchester Bay,
despite Coast Guard radio warnings not to.

He wasn't wearing a PFD eihter.

http://www.cfvsea.com

Webmaster and Plank Owner
Commercial Fishing Vessel
Safety Examiners Association

[HairOfTheDog]

Crossing the Astoria Bar is a whole nother matter from a lake cruise. Name one instance where life jackets are typically worn on a tour boat. I can see people clamouring about it, but right now it just isn't done.

[Sam Cree]

Well, crossing a bar and riding on a charter ought to be 2 different things, one would hope. I think the one type of pleasure craft where you see a lot of life jackets worn is canoes, especially in the back country.

[Ramius]

I know what you're saying, Tonk... but crossing the NW river bars is one thing. Cruise and ferry passenger practicality is another.

And speaking of NW river bars... unless it's a gumby suit, a PFD merely makes recovery of the body easier.