Cripes Jon... I think stepping up onto a 6 man offshore life raft with
supplies, a canopy, fishing gear and an EPRIB would be a far better
choice.... just paddle around and retrieve any floating beer cans and rum
bottles.

CM


"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
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| No way. You can always use the emergency hatch, and boats
| are rarely air tight, especially after getting flipped.
|
| I talked to a guy who survived a hurricane in a catamaran.
| He was one of four people on a Venisia 43 (I believe) off
| of Belize when they got caught. He was below when the
| cat flipped. Somehow he had the presence of mind to lash
| himself to something and survived. The other three were
| washed away (harnesses and jacklines all) "above." I don't
| think he ever fully recovered from the experience. Apparently,
| the force of the water rushing through the hull was enough to
| strip him of his clothes and give him road rash over most of
| his body.