I love the title SAIL Magazine Editor, Wendy Clarke, came up with for this one. And, please join me in congratulating Wendy on the fantastic job she has done “manning the helm” at SAIL over the course of the last year. She has brought a lot of creative energy and foresight to the magazine. I really enjoyed collaborating with Wendy on this piece, and I’m honored to be included again in the magazine. The incident that led me to write this piece was quite a shocking and frightful event. You never know when an emergency will happen, so it’s best to keep the rust off so that your reactions are more “muscle memory” in the moment, than panicked, frantic responses. Wendy and I, and the whole team at SAIL, are hopeful this will encourage more boaters and cruisers to become more familiar and comfortable using the VHF radio so we can all stay safe out there and—when the time comes—perhaps save a life or two. I hope you enjoy the piece featured in the May issue of SAIL Magazine: Radio Active!
Annie, great informative article. Hope to meet you guys one day. Do you guys get back to Pensacola often?
Vast Cat…Gulfport, MS
Thanks Scott. Pensacola is definitely still home, but we haven’t brought the new boat back there (to avoid hurricanes). We’ve been traveling up and down the east coast and Bahamas on her and loving it. We come home occasionally for work matters and to visit friends and family but that’s about it. We’re pretty much full-time liveaboards now. Gulfport is a really fun place to cruise, though. We hope you’re enjoying it! Thanks for reaching out.