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There are some folks whose conversations on VHF channel 16 are quite entertaining. Most of us know that #16 is for hailing and emergencies only, but that does not seem to be the universal rule, or at least not universally embraced. In fact, in some parts of the world – I’m thinking BVI – you [...]

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The Coast Guard announced that the RESCUE 21 system installation will be complete for sector San Diego at the end of the month. RESCUE 21 provides a greatly improved VHF communications system, but the most salient, to my mind, is the implementation of DSC – Digital Selective Calling. You probably already have that on your [...]

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Dwight Landis is a longtime sailor and currently enjoys his days at sea aboard Imagine from the Sailtime Fleet. By Dwight Landis When I’m about to get underway, one of the first things I do, as I am sure that most of you do, is to turn on VHF Channel 16 and monitor it for [...]

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Photo and BLOG by Rob Walton, proud owner and skipper of R Escape, a Catalina 387 The call came over channel 16 from a women with a trembling voice: “Coast Guard, Coast Guard” … then silence. You could tell by the sound of her voice that this wasn’t good. The Coast Guard tried to raise [...]

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