A few years back a competitor crossed the finish line of the 360 nm Marblehead
to Halifax Ocean Race, dropped his sails and radioed the club for a tow for the
last few miles to the club. He said he was out of fuel and only had his racing
sails on board. We apologized and said the club tender was
Mayday is how you call for help in a life threatening situation. (M'aidez =
French for "Help me") I do suppose the pilot of a Coast Guard Jayhawk that
was going down would use it, too.
Pahn. Pahn. Pahn. Is how you ask for help if it is not life threatening. Say
you run aground. Having an engine
