We did the Cruising World Safety at Sea Seminar at the Naval Academy
in 1995 before leaving on our circumnav. They fired off a whole bunch
of different flares to show us how well you could see them.

The Pains Wessex SOLAS parachutes were night and day the winners. Far
higher and brighter than anything else. Easily more visible in
daylight than a smoke signal.

So, if you're buying flares just to satisfy the USCG, buy the cheapest
you can find. But, if you're buying flares because you're going out
there where you might actually need them, buy SOLAS flares -- either
Pains Wessex or one of the others. And, BTW, the three required aren't
enough. So save your old ones.

Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com

Courtney Thomas wrote in message ...
Is the Olin gun/case/flares kit adequate ?

Thank you.