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VHF radio

Local

Sailing 101: Know Your Navigation Tools

Navigating a boat is nothing like navigating a vehicle on land. There are no lanes or roads, only a few signs other than basic navigational markers that outline significant channels,

Mexico

Mexico Report: How to get weather from floating hams

Many places along Pacific Mexico’s beautiful 3,400-nautical mile coastline have absolutely zero cell-phone coverage, and lots of popular cruising ports still have no internet, this is surprising for a lot

News & Departments

Can You Hear Me Now?

If you’ve bought a VHF radio in the last few years, chances are it has a red distress button on the front. Lift the flap, press and hold the button