Barnacle_Bob
Member
My wife and I are getting ready to take out our recently purchased - “new to us” - 1977 Sunfish in the next week or so. I have a self-inflating life jacket that I use on our Catalina 22 - not a good choice for the Sunny given that we expect to go swimming a time or two the first few times out. And, we have the 4-pack of West Marine blue-and-yellow “budget” life jackets - they’re great, they’ve lasted years and have held up well when used on our Catalina. But, they’re kind of bulky, and they tend to “ride up” when you’re in the water.
Any suggestions on good life jackets for the Sunfish? Feels to me like we’ll want something that isn’t bulky, can’t ride-up, and that allows for good flexibility - ducking under the boom, hiking, etc. I plan on racing the Sunfish in our local club “Portsmouth” fleet this fall ... so I definitely want something that “doesn’t get in the way”. Note - here in Arizona we race from fall to spring, then take the summer off - it’s too hot to sail!
Any thoughts / recommendations on preferred life jackets? Thanks.
- Bob
Any suggestions on good life jackets for the Sunfish? Feels to me like we’ll want something that isn’t bulky, can’t ride-up, and that allows for good flexibility - ducking under the boom, hiking, etc. I plan on racing the Sunfish in our local club “Portsmouth” fleet this fall ... so I definitely want something that “doesn’t get in the way”. Note - here in Arizona we race from fall to spring, then take the summer off - it’s too hot to sail!
Any thoughts / recommendations on preferred life jackets? Thanks.
- Bob