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**David M** · 22-06-2009, 10:50

I think that is a personal decision subject to lots of debate. One of the factors is water temperature. In the higher latitudes, I would much rather be in a life raft, out of the water and in an enclosure than floating in the water grasping the side of an inverted catamaran. In the tropics it would be much less of a factor. If you have both a modern EPIRB and an Iridium phone, your wait time for rescue should be at most a few days. If you are in warm waters, you should be relatively okay until then.

22-06-2009, 10:50	#16
David M Moderator Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Boat: research vessel Posts: 4,660	I think that is a personal decision subject to lots of debate. One of the factors is water temperature. In the higher latitudes, I would much rather be in a life raft, out of the water and in an enclosure than floating in the water grasping the side of an inverted catamaran. In the tropics it would be much less of a factor. If you have both a modern EPIRB and an Iridium phone, your wait time for rescue should be at most a few days. If you are in warm waters, you should be relatively okay until then. __________________ David Where land ends life begins.