(Visit Just-Marine.net for more information on parbuckles and how to use them. Also review this YouTube video - https://youtu.be/hQ1uRRa-cTE) Although this article has referred to sailing and sailing organizations, the material in the Offshore Personal Survival Course is perfectly suited to power boat cruisers as well. With the exception of possibly the rig cutting and storm sails, we sail in the same water, travel the same distances offshore, encounter the same weather and use the same safety gear, communication equipment and life rafts. I think that it is only fitting that I give the last word to the one who has patiently and passionately worked to build a Cul- ture of Safety throughout her career - Diane Reid. "At the end of the day it's about when you have that moment where the boat's going down out from underneath you, and you're thinking, 'Oh! I wish I had taken a course on what to do here - I am not sure what to do' versus 'Oh! I was actually able to prevent an actual catastrophe because I got a little more education on what I am doing, and I am feeling good about this not so great moment right now'." "Safety - more than a list - make it a way of life!" * For Safety at Sea Courses contact your provincial sailing association. Ontario Sailing has open registration at ontariosailing.ca/registration-forms/ Diane Reid. w w w. c a n a d i a n y a c h t i n g . c a 17http://www.Just-Marine.net https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ1uRRa-cTE http://www.ontariosailing.ca/registration-forms/ http://www.canadianyachting.ca