Watch the video. If you've been waffling about buying a new VHF radio with an audible marine weather alert, the video will convince you to place the order.
If there was only one electronic item I could have on Touche', it would be a VHF with marine weather alert. A few years ago, the Admiral and I were headed westbound just about to leave the ICW into Mobile Bay when the weather alert came on. There was a nasty squall line about to cross Mobile Bay west to east. We reversed course and went back to a marina in the ICW. Very glad we did. The next day the same thing happened. Once again, we bailed to a marina. Once again we were glad we did. We've been offshore racing and been alerted to approaching squalls at night. Gives you time to prepare rather than getting surprised in the darkness with a chute up. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Tracy Hirsh via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > We had our C&C out on the bay for DI Race. We had already finished the > race and were headed back to Fairhope, just south of Middle Bay Light, when > the storm hit. It was a tremendous. It struck quickly and winds were > sustained 36-58+ knots for about 30 minutes. Naturally we had all our sails > up and getting them down was a challenge but we did with minimal damage. I > felt very confident that the boat would hold up just fine to the > conditions, it was my crew I was most worried about! All came through just > fine. > > Here is a video that one of the participants put together if anyone is > interested. > > 57th Annual Dauphin Island Race > <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByYHCPWZD-L5b0s0am1KN3l6Tm8/preview> >
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