fisbangwollop...Nice to hear of someone taking to the seas with training, but should it not be compulsory? It not being so costs the RNLI a fortune in rescuing incompetent sailors
I know this is a little of topic but I don't think the RNLI or the RYA have ever called for compulsory training. The number of RNLI call outs to leisure boaters (4,475 for all types of pleasure boat, from airbed to superyacht, in 2008) compared to the number of people using the sea for leisure is, i think, pretty small. There could be a very strong cases for education rather than regulation.
Interestingly there were 21 RNLI call outs to aircraft in 2008... there back on topic!
David