Raft Survival: Making Your Lifeboat a ‘Survival Raft’
As many blue water and recreational sailors have learned with sufficient food, fuel, water and fishing equipment you can survive for months at sea. Depending on your food supplies (either dehydrated or boil-in-the-bag), you might need to set up a rain water collection system. If you do not have a solar still or de-salination unit simply rig up a tarpaulin, raincoat or plastic sheet that will direct the rain water into a container. You could also erect a line of containers around your vessel to collect rain water when the inevitable storm blows over you.