■ Apart from the obvious reminder about the importance of washing hands and catching our coughs, I think I am now much more protective of my health before going to sea, especially when I am sailing solo.
■ Post-COVID, I plan to significantly reduce the number of pre-race social gatherings I attend.
■ Whooping cough is rarely fatal for those over five years old, but I did find it disabling. The possibility of finding yourself alone at sea with a severe case of COVID-19 doesn’t bear thinking about. Almost no vessels would be equipped or prepared to perform a rescue safely, nor would I feel it acceptable to ask them to do so.
■ When I realised I was experiencing something significantly different to a common cold the proper course…
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Practical Boat Owner (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2020