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Before a 30-day Pacific crossing, Lee and Sarah aboard the Australian family boat Catalpa added a life raft — the first one carried in three-plus years of ownership — as their primary worst-case safety upgrade.0:36 Auto-inflating harness-and-tether combo life jackets from West Marine, paired with Spinlock double-tether lines, allow crew to stay clipped on while moving along the boat.1:16 A Life Sling mounted on deck handles man-overboard retrieval and can hoist an unconscious person from the water.2:32 The grab bag contents are detailed: flare gun, AIS beacon, EPIRB, reflector plate, horn, orange tarp, food (jerky, canned beans), electrolytes, a Renogy battery bank, and a GoPro.3:51 For communications, the boat carries two Starlink units — one primary, one backup acquired just before leaving Panama — plus an Iridium Go satellite phone as a third layer.6:23 A Raymarine VHF with DSC lets crew send an automated distress signal including MMSI number and position with a single button press.7:16 AIS integration on the chartplotter displays nearby ship identity, speed, heading, and MMSI, enabling collision avoidance beyond visual range against fast-moving cargo ships.8:47

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