Even with a life jacket you might still have to swim back to the boat. Or maybe they want to drop anchor at some point and let everyone have a little swim? Seems like a basic safety/planning kind of question since you'd be in the middle of a body of water
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Seems like a basic safety/planning kind of question since you’d be in the middle of a body of water
I think so, too. Swimming with a life jacket in my opinion is more difficult than swimming without one. However, I would think that treading water is more difficult than swimming with a life jacket so maybe if swimming with a life jacket is the expectation, then that's ok.
I would not invite someone on a boat I was responsible for if they admitted they could not swim at at least a basic level.
That ability has nothing to do with life jackets
I think the implication is that they want to know if you can swim.
Floating doesn't mean not panicking
IMO: If they know how to handle themselves on a boat and what to do if they go overboard or an emergency occurs; gauge their level of knowledge and experience.
Being firm that safety is your number one priority when sailing and following up with direct questions to test them if they know the basics and they take them seriously.