We are very satisfied with the course and it has strengthened our believe that preparations and practising is important when it comes to safety. You have to know what to do in an emergency because there's no time to think about it then, or you loose valuable time. The course made us think about the different situations that can happen on our voyage and it made us realize how important it is to wear a lifejacket and lifelines. On our way home we came up with some really strict rules for when to use the lifejacket, almost always! It was so much harder to stay afloat without it that the chance of survival is very slim if you don't wear it. We strongly recommend the ISAF Offshore Personal Survival Course by SSTC! Anyone who are about to do a sailing like ours should do it, and it would be a good idea for the holiday cruisers who like to go offshore aswell. / Captain Ingerup

To prepare ourselves for the big adventure we have decided to take part in an ISAF Offshore Personal survival course at Käringön north of Gothenburg. This course his held by Scandinavian Safety Training Centre. There we will learn things like:

● liferaft handling
● storm sails
● fire precautions and fire fighting
● damage control and repair
● heavy weather –crew routines, boat handling
● man overboard prevention and recovery
● first aid
● search and rescue systems
● weather forecasting
● handling flares

We will do practical exercises with a liferaft, inflatable lifejackets and MOB equipment. This covers about everything the ARC recommends regarding crew training. On Friday the whole crew, including Emelie and Catrine, goes to Käringön for this exciting event. We are really looking forward to this, our first step as an ocean cruising crew, and we will tell you more and post pictures when we get back. / The crew of Cantare