300 cats on the start line?!?!?!



I'd start by bringing a protest flag. somebody in a 300 boat fleet is going to do something out of line.



Water to last the whole day

required and reccomended safety equipment

a rigging knife and marlin spike

legal pain killers for a long day in unusual body positions (a few of those little foil packs of aspirn, Tylenol, etc...)

high energy snacks that pack small (bars, etc...)

sun block and lip balm

race timer/watch

repair bag (see below)

compass or hand held GPS

something to note course, tack and jybe angles, distances

binuculars (a small, cheap set for half blind crew to use to find marks).



I keep a small pouch with sail tape, rigging tape, ringdings and clevis pins, bow shackles, needle nose pliers, slip joint pliers, side cutters, screw driver with interchangeable magnetic bits and 5 or 6 metres of 5mm line. Sounds like a lot but it fits in this great little clip on pouch that I have that I just fasten to the lines under the flap at the back of the tramp and probably adds half a kilogram. Its all the items I need for quick beach repairs and it is on board if I need it in a pinch while under sail.