Re: Expect your gear to break!

From: George Linke (gorecht@earthlink.net-DeleteThis.com)
Date: Tue Jun 19 2001 - 23:27:19 PDT 

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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 23:27:19 -0700
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From: George Linke <gorecht@earthlink.net-DeleteThis.com>
Subject: Re: Expect your gear to break!
In-Reply-To: <499F26102ADED21192E30008C75DFD2706040958@roc07bxgeisge.is.-DeleteThis.com ge.com>

Talking about coast guard radio. Will a radio with 900 mw transmit power
have anough range for the SF Bay and maybe 4 miles out the gate. If not how
much power is necessary. Thanks for a reply.

At 03:24 PM 6/19/01 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>
>> <<Hope this helps... BTW, carry a radio if you sail out more than you
>> can swim in. My boom breakage is now double digits.>>
>>
>
>I'm going to get a lot of stick for this but here goes anyway....
>
>When you windsurf anywhere, you should expect that sometimes your gear is
>going to break and you should be prepared for the consequences. In my
>opinion, radioing the Coast Guard as a first choice is not a good thing. I'm
>not suggesting that this was the intention above, but I get the feeling that
>some people regard the Coast Guard as a taxi service back to the launch.
>
>If you sail in the middle of the Bay and in the event of a breakdown face
>multiple hours in the water, then wear a warm wetsuit. Carry the safety gear
>that YOU need. Every one has their own list of requirements (I don't want to
>get into that argument here).
>
>Sail with other people
>
>Look out for each other
>
>Assist sailors in trouble.
>
>Bottom line (almost) - In windsurfing, gear breakage is an every-day
>occurrence and you should have a plan for most of the possible scenarios.
>
>Lastly, I think the radios are a great idea, but should be used
>intelligently - becalmed at the channel marker at 3rd is not and emergency.
>It IS a 2 hour swim back to the beach.
>
>Chilly
>

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