http://ultra-hyperspike.com/hs-16-acoustic-hailing-device.html ...then have a Naomi Campbell CD on standby. THAT should do the trick.
Here is a blog about a great voyage a friend of mine is taking with his Corsair F-31 UC. Enjoy! http://arcticsolosail.com/index.php
Here is a website that any adventurer will enjoy - it is the blog from my former boss (I was his AB). He is on a journey to sail the Northwest...
I have been trying to find information on the safe working loads of various chocks and bitts (as required by the Emergency Towing Regulations in...
My job is easy - it is my crew that has the hard job. My job is only hard if you think about the risks involved :rolleyes:
Here's a video showing a typical stern to stern transfer during anchor operations in the Gulf of Mexico. You have to get close enough to pass a...
It is interesting reading the anchor handling manual - for the most part it seems fairly well written. The one big difference I noticed is that...
The method we used to get off the mojo was pull like hell after we got stuck and then throw everything in neutral and slingshot back...at some...
The TO Rather was actually in the Gulf of Mexico and I have participated in moving it numerous times in water depths over 3500'. The big problems...
I wonder what "Brief AHTS master prior to leaving port, and notify point of contact. MSF ‘Vessel Health, Safety and Environmental Check List’ to...
Speed....well, sitting in first class with a free drink in hand is probably the most comfortable way to cross the oceans. This is why there are no...
I have a lot of sympathy for the people in poor countries who are not able to relocate and prepare for hurricanes - I have very limited sympathy...
I've been looking at the pictures from Crystal Beach, Texas. It doesn't look nice. Lots of massive destruction. I have been there a lot and I...