safety & health
regular first aid
While the kids and I were at our dental appointments last week, I was asking all kinds of questions about emergency dental situations. The hygenist made a comment about how we would be fine and nothing bad would happen. I had to laugh because just recently I’d had the first aid kit out three times … Continue reading
life raft servicing
We purchased our Givens life raft in April 2009, before bringing the boat to NC. The life raft needs to be serviced and repacked before we depart the US. Our original plan was to hand deliver the raft to Givens once we were in the northeast this summer. However, we discovered from the Cruisers … Continue reading
medical kit
After many questions and much research, I have finally been able to start putting our ship’s medical kit together. The biggest questions were what do we really need, and how much is too much? After all, heading for the middle of the Pacific Ocean is quite a long way from immediate medical attention. We need … Continue reading