You would think it would be a no brainier wearing a life jacket when out on your boat or even the rocks if the swell is running large . Well hundreds of bullet proof Kiwis put their life and others at risk every year by not wearing some sort of PFD and our government thinks that's ok. I hate rules as many of you know but I have lost a mate to drowning . His likely hood of surviving would have been much better if he could have grabbed a PFD before his 6 mtr plus boat sunk within seconds. I would personally would like to see clubs and the NZACA make it compulsory to wear PFDs when competitions include rocks.