FAQ About International Women Sailing > Pirates, thieves and guns. (2 entries)

Dangerous people at sea and in harbor.
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  • Should women carry a gun?
    We didn't and if I go out again, I wouldn't. Guns must be declared, or your boat is at risk of seizure in most countries. Guns are a commodity ...
  • Did you ever sail off the coast of Somalia?
    On Tethys first circumnavigation, Nancy and crew went up the Red Sea. That was 1993 and even then, pirates were a worry, especially off the coast of Ethiopia and Yemen. On ...