Originally Posted by
muscat
I’m not sure why anyone going on a sailing holiday would choose to steal a rubbish BA lifejacket compared to what would be available on their charter, or own, yacht. (No ais, epirb, spray hood, built-in lifeline). If you are going to sail dinghies then you need a buoyancy aid rather than a lifejacket.
Ibiza is a popular destination for life jackets going missing. Some of the night clubs there were running promos for people who turned up with an airline life jacket.