Originally Posted by
funfly
I flew single engine to Jersey a number of times but I never did it without wearing a full drysuit - and I practised putting it on a few times. This is not being wise after the event but maybe a wake up call for those who go across with just a standard life-vest. I know that they are expensive and you look like Yogi Bear when you wear them but......
On the other hand, in this particular case dry suits would not have changed the outcome and not withstanding the difficulty of getting into a dinghy, an 80 year old women seems to have successfully achieved just such a feat.
Certainly with no drysuit, no raft, no jacket you have no backup plan and just jackets is a pretty marginal plan in many cases.