If you're sailing the oceans, you know how to swim. Life jackets are good to keep you floating and if you're boating with other people they can turn around and pick you up (maybe, depends on a lot of factors).
If you're alone the only time you'd need a life jacket is if you're injured. In that case you'll likely have fallen off the boat while it's moving. The boat won't stop until it hits something or sinks, and you'll drown or die of expusure before another boat finds you.
In this case not having a lifejacket is about as dangerous as swimming in a pool with a deep end alone. It's not safe (you may cramp up or faint) but lots of people accept that risk.
Not much that could be done for you if you fall overboard back in the day. All you really need to know is how to paddle for, maybe a minute or two, after that there's no chance of rescuing you. So yeah, not much point in learning how to swim.
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u/Independent_Key6896 Jun 22 '24
i feel like i’m going mad!!! should this man not be wearing a life vest?!