Pirates, piracy, weapons & guns! Sailing Q&A 1

How do you defend against pirates? And what weapons do we carry, if any? Is it OK to have guns on board? Piracy is one of the top subjects we get asked about. In this clip we discuss piracy and our experience of it, and offer some advice on how to limit the risks. We also talk about weapons and whether you should arm yourself when sailing in high risk areas. A couple of notes on the clip: Jamie refers to a boat in the Andaman Sea, but he meant the Arabian Sea (between Oman and India); and Liz said we hugged the east coast of the Red Sea when she meant the west coast. Other than that, this Q&A session has a number of pointers that may help other yachties who are worried about piracy on the high seas. Please do leave your comments and questions below and we'll do our best to answer them. Enjoy! WEEKLY VLOGS - 12 EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXMAlryFAIMlp_E8v9DGroWv ALL VLOGS - 45 EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXPXy5tvEO838yS2rFpAfRhp SAILBOAT REFIT - 45 EPISODES https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr --- If you enjoy or have even learned something from our videos, please SUBSCRIBE to our channel, and why not chuck a tip in the jar... PLEASE SUPPORT FTB ON PATREON!! https://www.patreon.com/followtheboat OR SAY THANKS THROUGH THE RUM FUND! http://followtheboat.com/THANKS/ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE! Click the red SUBSCRIBE button...and don't forget to HIT THE BELL so you get notified each time we upload a new video http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBE_FTB --- Let's connect... FTB WEBSITE http://www.followtheboat.com RECEIVE FTB EMAILS: http://bit.ly/GET_EMAILS INSTAGRAM http://www.instagram.com/followtheboat FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat TWITTER https://twitter.com/followtheboat --- MUSIC 'Suddenly' - Otis MacDonald PHOTOGRAPHS Pirates in the Gulf of Aden, 2011 - United States Navy Thumbnail pirate ship - Ishtaure Dawn https://www.flickr.com/photos/ishtaure-dawn/14133672469) All other images - Jamie Furlong