Practical Boat Owner

Which EPIRB?

The emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) seems like an expensive little gadget to have clipped to a bulkhead in the hope it never gets used, but if you do intend to, or regularly do head out of sight of land then you really should have at least one on board.

If you find yourself in a situation of grave and imminent danger and are out of VHF range of a coastguard, then that EPIRB will suddenly feel like you have the last truffle

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