One of the first things you need to know BEFORE becoming an active bluewater cruiser is to know how to send a MAYDAY. Sure, the VHF radio is equipped with a red ‘panic’ type button but that’s not necessarily going to save you. Your chances for getting help increase drastically if you follow up an[Read More]
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Books for Sailors
There are a couple must-have books for sailors…errr, actually, there are loads of great books out there for sailors. I’d be happy to tell you all the great books we have but the best ‘must-have’ books are the one’s that I’ve written. Check the following two books as I’m positive they’ll be helpful, practical and[Read More]
Who else admits to feeling nervous about VHF radio etiquette?
At first I thought it was only me that baulked at the idea of having to make a VHF radio broadcast and understanding VHF radio etiquette My husband, Simon, went to extreme measures to try and get me to make a call. He’d say that he couldn’t leave the cockpit and yell, ‘just make the[Read More]
