When dinghying back to the boat in the dark after a day on land, it is difficult to figure out which boat is yours in a crowded anchorage. With these reflective strips two-thirds of the way up the mast, one of our headlamps will be able to illuminate it from some distance.
Credit goes to another for this brilliant idea–I just wish I could remember which book I read it in. Bud Budworth also did it on Tara, Valiant 40 hull #117; I was fortunate enough to hang out with him on his boat in ventura and talk shop a few months ago.
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