OVERNIGHT SAILING
EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST
MASTER LIST
Basics
- Food and drink.
- Dollar bills for parking.
To Do
- Charts corrected.
- Tides and sunset precalculated.
- Harbormaster notified of parking
- Float plan filed.
- Cuckoo stopped.
- Heat/AC shut down.
- Cat fed and watered.
- Litter boxes out.
- Dog-sitting arranged.
- Knives sharpened.
Kits (see separate lists)
- First aid.
- Tools.
- Navigation.
Clothing
- Sunglasses.
- Hats.
- Hat keepers.
- Glasses straps.
- Sailing gloves.
- Anchoring gloves.
- Boat shoes.
- ``Dinghy-landing'' shoes.
- Swimsuits.
- Wet suits and gloves.
- Towels.
- Rain gear.
- Cold-weather clothing, jackets (as needed).
- Warm-weather clothing (as needed).
- Daily-wear clothes.
Toys
- Dive mask.
- Snorkel.
- Swim fins.
- Cassette tapes.
- CD's.
- Camera.
- Scratch paper.
- Playing cards.
- Hoyle.
- Mille Bournes.
- Board games.
- Reading materials.
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Safety Equipment
- Rigging knives (1 per crewmember).
- Heaving line.
- Type III life vests w/ whistles (3).
- Radar reflector.
- Strobes (2) for lifejackets.
- Scanner set for channels 13, 14, and 16
- Handheld spotlight, fully charged, and chargers.
- Hands-free walkie-talkies.
FIRST AID KIT
Comfort
- Kleenex.
- Hand cream.
- Chapstick.
- Insect-bite relief.
- Ibuprofen.
- Acetaminophen.
- Gelusil.
- Tampons.
- Metamucil.
Prevention
- Sunscreen (min. SPF-15).
- Motion-sickness pills.
- Acupressure wrist bands.
- Artificial tears.
Correction
- Band-aids (various sizes).
- 3" sterile pads.
- Triangular bandages.
- Adhesive tape (hypoallergenic).
- Q-tips.
- Cotton balls.
- Tweezers.
- Antiseptic.
- Towelettes.
- Burn ointment.
- Antifungal ointment.
- Calamine lotion.
- Eye-wash cup or irrigation packet.
- Blunt scissors.
- Snakebite kit.
- First-aid manual (use Reed's).
- Matches.
TOOL KIT
Tools Kept in Bag
- Spare winch handle.
- Leatherman.
- Vise-grips.
- Knife sharpener.
- Sewing kit with heavy-duty thread.
Tools To Be Collected
- 6-volt flashlight.
- Wire cutters.
- Pocket flashlight.
Supplies Kept in Bag
- Duct tape (high quality).
- 100' 1/4" nylon line.
- 50' 1/8" dacron line.
- 50' 3/8" dacron line.
- Assorted bungee cords.
- Spare 6V battery.
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Supplies To Be Collected
- D batteries (6).
- AA batteries (5).
- AAA batteries (2).
NAVIGATION KIT
Kept in Bag
- Log book.
- Hand-bearing compass.
- Lights for hand-bearing compass.
- Tide tables.
- Eraser.
- Pencil.
- Parallel rules.
- Drawing compass.
- Dividers.
- Plotting ruler.
- Slide rule.
- Light list.
- China-marker note board.
- Big bold protractor.
- Knotstick.
- Lead line.
To Be Collected
- 7x50 binoculars.
- Charts or chart kit for appropriate area.
- Coast Pilot.
- Calculator with trig functions.
- Sextant.
- Cruising guide to appropriate area.
- Eyges: The Practical Pilot
- Arrival/departure checklists
COOKING KIT
Galley Supplies
- Ice - block and cubes.
- Cooler drain plug closed.
- Matches for stove.
- Can opener.
- Bottle opener.
- Corkscrew.
- Dishes (plastic and disposable).
- Plastic wine glasses.
- Cooking utensils:
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- Spatula(s).
- Ladle.
- Spoon(s).
- Wooden spoon(s).
- Tongs.
- Teflon-safe utensils.
- Measuring spoons.
- Measuring cups.
- Eating utensils (plastic or washable).
- Cutting board (small).
- Small kitchen knife w/ cover.
- Large kitchen knife w/ cover.
- Extra baggies and containers.
- Aluminum foil.
- Trash bags.
- Dish towels (2).
- Pot holders.
- Pot/BBQ mitten.
- Paper towels.
- Paper napkins.
- Dish soap sponge.
- Dish scrubbie.
- Plastic hot cups.
- Plastic cold cups.
- Insulated juice/beverage container (1 qt).
- Plastic 1/2-gal. pitcher.
- Camp cookware (has 2 pots and one lid).
- Frying pan.
- Saucepan.
- Large cookpot.
- Colander.
- Drain plug for sink.
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Cooking Supplies
- Butter.
- Cooking oil.
- Salt and pepper.
- Spice shaker.
- Charcoal.
- Charcoal lighter fluid.
- Biodegradable soap.
Food and Drink
- Menu plan.
- Vitamins.
- Staple (cooking) foods:
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- Onions.
- Eggs.
- Mushrooms.
- Canned milk.
- Mustard.
- Mayonnaise.
- Peanut butter.
- Standard snacks:
- Chips.
- Pickles.
- Olives.
- Ginger snaps.
- Drinks:
- Red wine.
- White wine.
- Beer.
- Coffee.
- Tea.
- Milk.
- Hot chocolate.
- Hot cider.
- Cokes.
- Diet Cokes.
- Ginger ale.
- Smoothies.
- Kern's juices.
- Other sodas.
- Drinking water.
- Apple juice.
- Orange juice.
- Other juices.