[Rhodes22-list] Buying a Rhodes

Thu Aug 23 18:44:08 EDT 2007

VHF Hand-held Radio Aids in Offshore Rescue

Thursday, August 23, 2007

NEWPORT BEACH - Having a VHF hand-held radio aboard saved the day for the
crew of a 26-foot sailboat that suffered gear malfunctions and became lost
in severe fog about 45 miles off Newport Beach.
While the crew's original calls for assistance failed to reach the Coast
Guard, they managed to successfully reach assistance-towing dispatchers at
Vessel Assist. According to the company, the calls were received by its VHF
dispatch network, which consists of a series of elevated high-power radio
towers along the coast.

After a three-hour search and rescue attempt for the missing sailboat by
both the Coast Guard and Vessel Assist, they made headway in the search when
they were able to pinpoint the VHF tower that was receiving the signal - in
Malibu. "They were a needle in the haystack of ocean swells," said Shawn
Landin the center's assistant manager. The VHF towers were able to help in
the search. "It narrowed it down to about 100 square miles."

Ultimately, the search teams were able to pinpoint the location of Blew By
You by the help of direct communication with the Coast Guard and the
sailboat, and the help of a few visual cues from by a passing freighter and
a good Samaritan.

Blew By You's skipper received medical attention for a minor head injury
sustained from the boat's boom, prior to the rescue. The skipper remained
aboard for the 45-mile tow back to Marina del Rey.

   Dan,
If you find yourself in this position, you'll wish you had the extra range
of a fixed unit with the antenna on the mast. You would probably pay
anything for one at that point.

Jb

Dan Johnson-5 wrote:
> 
> Mary Lou,
> 
> Thanks for your response.  I think we will certainly go with a bimini to
> start.  Other enclosures may have to wait.  I like the idea of new sails,
> since I anticipate keeping this boat and not "moving up" any time soon.
> 
> My current thinking is to not install hard-wired radios and GPS, etc. but
> to
> use portable devices.  Any thoughts on these issues?
> 
> Dan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 11:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Buying a Rhodes
> 
> 
>> Hi Dan,
>> This is how we use our boat. One way to look at options is to look at
>> what is easier to have factory installed vs what you can install
>> later. You want to make your decisions about head configuration,
>> hatches, major wiring, shore power, motor lift, furling, captains
>> chairs, radio and antenna up front. We went with new sails and were
>> glad we did. A bimini is nearly a must for Chesapeake sailing. I
>> would go with a pop-top enclosure before I went with the boom room
>> unless you know you'll be sleeping people in the cockpit. The new
>> boom room design seems to take the place of the pop-top enclosure so
>> you might want to delay that purchase just a bit until you are sure
>> what you want. Here's a link to a picture that was posted to the list
>> a few weeks ago:
>>
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20070731/2733f9d
> 5/attachment.jpg
>>
>> I'd be happy to talk more about this if you have specific questions.
>>
>> Mary Lou
>> 1991 R22 Fretless
>> Rock Hall, MD
>>
>>
>> At 08:52 AM 8/21/2007, you wrote:
>> >Our intention is to put it in a slip - probably on the
>> >Chesapeake.  Mostly day sailing; some overnightling and perhaps
>> >short cruises (3 - 4 days) on the Bay.
>> >
>> >Our current thinking is that we want a bimini as a minimum, and the
>> >concept of the "boom room" is intriqing, but have never seen one.
>> >
>> >Dan
>> >
>> >-------------- Original message --------------
>> >From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>> >
>> > > Dan,
>> > > Welcome to the list and our community. There are many choices
>> > available when
>> > > purchasing a Rhodes. I would recommend that you figure out how
>> > you will use
>> > > your Rhodes. Will you be doing day sailing, overnights, or long
>> > distance week
>> > > long trips. Knowing how you will use your boat will dictate what
>> > you should
>> > > or would want to have. Beyond that, the people on this list can make
>> > > recommendations based on their experiences.
>> > >
>> > > Rummy
>> > > Lake Hartwell, SC
>> > >
>> > >
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