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If you read PassageMaker regularly, chances are pretty good that you’re either an accomplished long-range cruiser, or you’re an aspiring long range cruiser interested in serious coastal trips or transoceanic passages

- Jonathan Cooper

Switlik OPR Liferaft

Either way, a serious investment in safety gear should be configured into the cost of any boat purchase, and far too many boaters take this lightly. We’re not talking about properly sized and rated PFDs—because, duh—for this exercise, we’re talking about everything else: Personal locator beacons (PLBs), AIS-equipped man overboard devices, and satellite phones are just a few of the extras you could acquire to ensure, as best as possible, anyway, the long-term safety of you and your crew.