[quote=MN3][quote=dartsailors]I don’t want to hijack this discussion, but someone told my wife that I really should have a marine radio beacon with me when I sail. Dunedin sailors, what do you think of that? If I should, what does everyone recommend?[/quote]
a (charged) waterproof vhf in a dry bag - is a good call they start around $100
most of locals just carry a cell phone in a dry bag as we stay within a mile or 2 of land, and the smart ones carry a paddle or 2
use caution with off shore wind - where a demasting can = a night adrift in the gulf (sail with others)
I learned from Zack this lesson. a day after 9-11 he and his friend were the only 2 people in N America out sailing and demasted in the gulf. no water, anchor, vhf. sunscreen, paddle (they had beer) ... and spent the night wrapped in jib/mainsails for warmth. they were "found" by a shrimp boat who towed them in the next day
i carry ALL those items but the vhf every time i sail[/quote]
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