UK's Royal Yachting Association (RYA) changes tack on flares

5:50 PM Thu 27 May 2010 GMT

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UK's Royal Yachting Association (RYA) changes tack on flares. In what could be a pointer for things to come world-wide in the use and carriage of flares as distress signals at sea, Britain's peaking boating organisation has revised its recommendations as it says more robust and technologically advanced alternatives have been developed. The RYA is Britain's national body for all forms of boating, including dinghy and yacht racing, motor and sail cruising, RIBs and sports boats and powerboat racing. The RYA has now revised its advice to mariners regarding the carriage and use of flares in combination with more modern ...

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