Well Susan and Fran will be happy.  I have received my new inflatable PFD "suspenders" from Defender Industries.  I bought the Mustang Survival MIT100 PFD only style since I already have a safety harness and tether.  This is the automatic inflatable style.  So, if I fall in the water it will automatically inflate in 4 seconds without me doing anything.  It also has a floatation rating that should keep my head above water for a long time.
Susan, kept insisting that, "the boys must wear their 'suspenders' at all times while on deck."  Susan is a Past Commodore of the Great Blue Hill Power and Sail Squadron and she knows boating safety.
Rich and I will be meeting Ed at the boat this weekend for final preparations before the boat hits the road for Annapolis, MD, where she will be rigged and launched for the trip to New Bern, NC.  We will bring our basic gear that we will need for the sailing trip so it can travel to Annapolis on the boat.
Rich and I will drive to Annapolis in a rental car and then return from North Carolina in another rental car.  A long drive, but the adventure in the middle should be great.  I have not been on a long sailing adventure since my return from St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands via Bermuda.  I am really looking forward to it.