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Flare Canister
or Grab Bag/pack
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The Canister |
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Description:
Bag or Flare canister, is generally
kept close to the cockpit of a sailing yacht so that it can be
grabbed in emergency, It might be close to the life-raft, It is
generally water tight so that the flares are protected from the
elements and any water or food stuffs are preserved. |
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The Gipsy Moth historic
collection is offered for sale at
$200,000 USD |

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This
type of canister is used to hold items like flares or survival gear
that is grabbed at the last moment before abandoning ship – It could
contain anything that the serious mariner would like to have, some
food supplies, batteries for a torch, signaling devices, high energy
chocolate. Depending where a sailor sails his “Grab bag contents may
change” |
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