Why “Always Wear Your Life Jacket” Might Be Terrible Advice
September 15, 2021
Of course you should wear a life jacket, but it’s not as simple as just saying “always.”
Of course you should wear a life jacket, but it’s not as simple as just saying “always.”
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SAIL’s former editor-in-chief was rescued by a Chinese fishing boat after the catamaran he was crewing aboard struck a whale in the mid Pacific.
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We can spend years planning for a bucket-list trip and then life gets in the way. Go now.
Splashing later this year.
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