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    Default 2013 LongPac Forum & Web Page

    In preparation for the 2013 LongPac race, we now have a forum category and web site for the race.

    The web page is a work in progress at: http://sfbaysss.org/longpac_2013.html

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    Who do we contact regarding equipment requirements for the LongPac. Specifically, I have a Dan Buoy that I planned to use rather than a MOB Pole/Horseshoe combination or MOM8 and want to submit this to meet the MOB pole requirement.

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    $325 at Landfall looks pretty good. The mess of traditional pole, ring, light and drogue is a pain in the ass.
    http://www.landfallnavigation.com/sosdanbuoy.html

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    Ben...510-520-0779 or knickspant@gmail.com.

    Hmmm. Another consideration, thanks! Why is a singlehanded entry carrying one? If leaving the boat would the sailor grab the MOB so that the auto helm would come back? Missed that. But good deal shopping around.

    And I'm just the scribe.

    Lucie

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    That's a very good price, better than the "official" reseller offers. I saw the Dan Buoy demoed at the USS SAS course - very slick. I'm planning to doublehand the LongPac, not single to answer the singlehanded question. Of course you could also deploy it to a POB from another vessel. One potential issue I see with the MOM8 solution (besides the very expensive need to recertify it) is that getting into a horseshoe in the water while wearing an inflated PFD would appear to be difficult although I've never tried.

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    A separate discussion thread clarifies what is included in the MOB equipment:

    Horseshoe buoy
    Strobe light
    Sea anchor
    Bright flag 12"x12"
    Whistle

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