I appreciate that you covered "What is not a MayDay?" I've been hundreds of miles offshore, engine failure, squalls all around, dense fog, house batteries are dead, no chartplotter. But the boat is still floating. Uncomfortable - Yes. But not in grave danger.
Love the anecdotes. So rare to have someone think through all the detail and have both the knowledge and the experience. Please keep making these 10-15 min videos. Nothing is too simple to explain to us
I love this captain! He is the best on here hands down. This is who I want to learn from! This man's experience and knowledge of boating can not only enhance your boating skills and knowledge but can give you valuable information that can save your life. I can still hear his voice!
Scott, I have admired your work from afar and one big regret I have with my Coast Guard career is that I was never stationed with you, Jack McLaughlin or Tom Guthlein. I have nothing but respect for all of you and I so appreciate your comment. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!
I'm all caught up, watched all of your videos to date. It's been a most educational and eye-opening experience and I've learned a lot despite having 50+ years boating experience. Thanks so much and I'm looking forward to the next video. Cheers!
Keep them coming Captain. Our Sea Scout Ship operates a 39’ boat with twin 6V53 Detroits in the Sacramento Delta and SF Bay. I like your content and it’s presented straight up and backed by your training and experience. We need to deal with tides and river currents, as well as 20+ knt gusty winds. Ship handling in bad seas, docking, and aids to navigation light getting lost in on shore lights are common things our scouts need to learn to handle.
Stephen, thank you so much for your comments. We have a chapter of Sea Scout out here too and my "Sea Dad" runs it (Al Beale) retired W-4 Warrant who has forgotten more about this stuff than I know. Thank you for training all of those young sailor's to be! I hope our paths cross one day!
What format is preferred for giving latitude and longitude? Degrees, minutes, seconds? Degrees minutes.fraction? Just degrees with 5 or 6 digits? Should one say each digit separately, “three eight degrees…” or “thirty eight degrees”. Is it a good idea to say the position in more than one format if time permits?
Thank you so much for your comment. I wouldn’t overthink, read the position directly off your chart plotter/GPS. If you’re going old school, degrees, minutes and second. If it were me, I would pronounce each individual number phonetically and I would do it multiple times. This is the single most important piece of information you can get off your boat.
Thank you so much for your comment and I’m not going to pretend for a second I knew the answer to your question but here’s what goggles said: In French, a panne [pan] is a breakdown, such as a mechanical failure. In English, it is sometimes pronounced as /pɑːn/ PAHN and sometimes as /pæn/ PAN. As someone who has spent most of my adult life listening to these radio calls, I am pleased you asked this question so now I know the answer! It’s an extremely important broadcast and everyone should take them seriously!!!
I appreciate that you covered "What is not a MayDay?" I've been hundreds of miles offshore, engine failure, squalls all around, dense fog, house batteries are dead, no chartplotter. But the boat is still floating. Uncomfortable - Yes. But not in grave danger.
Well said William and I appreciate you, thank you so much!
Love the anecdotes. So rare to have someone think through all the detail and have both the knowledge and the experience. Please keep making these 10-15 min videos. Nothing is too simple to explain to us
Thank you so much for your comment!!!
I love this captain! He is the best on here hands down. This is who I want to learn from! This man's experience and knowledge of boating can not only enhance your boating skills and knowledge but can give you valuable information that can save your life. I can still hear his voice!
Thank you so much Krystal!!!
This one hits home Shawn, well done my friend! In the Command Center we deal with it on a daily basis. Thanks for doing this!
Scott, I have admired your work from afar and one big regret I have with my Coast Guard career is that I was never stationed with you, Jack McLaughlin or Tom Guthlein. I have nothing but respect for all of you and I so appreciate your comment. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!
Same! Keep up the great work bud!
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, then, your position! Love that Shawn. Everybody knows in one sentence something bad is happening and where you are.
Tim, I appreciate you Brother, thank you so much for your comment!
Valuable information. Thanks
Thank you so much for your comment!!!
awesome refresher course
Thank you so much for commenting!!!
I'm all caught up, watched all of your videos to date. It's been a most educational and eye-opening experience and I've learned a lot despite having 50+ years boating experience. Thanks so much and I'm looking forward to the next video. Cheers!
Gary, thank you so much and God Bless you, I truly appreciate you!
Keep them coming Captain. Our Sea Scout Ship operates a 39’ boat with twin 6V53 Detroits in the Sacramento Delta and SF Bay. I like your content and it’s presented straight up and backed by your training and experience. We need to deal with tides and river currents, as well as 20+ knt gusty winds. Ship handling in bad seas, docking, and aids to navigation light getting lost in on shore lights are common things our scouts need to learn to handle.
Stephen, thank you so much for your comments. We have a chapter of Sea Scout out here too and my "Sea Dad" runs it (Al Beale) retired W-4 Warrant who has forgotten more about this stuff than I know. Thank you for training all of those young sailor's to be! I hope our paths cross one day!
Is it true that 3 flares one after the other is an S.O.S. visual distress signal.
What format is preferred for giving latitude and longitude? Degrees, minutes, seconds? Degrees minutes.fraction? Just degrees with 5 or 6 digits? Should one say each digit separately, “three eight degrees…” or “thirty eight degrees”. Is it a good idea to say the position in more than one format if time permits?
Thank you so much for your comment. I wouldn’t overthink, read the position directly off your chart plotter/GPS. If you’re going old school, degrees, minutes and second. If it were me, I would pronounce each individual number phonetically and I would do it multiple times. This is the single most important piece of information you can get off your boat.
I know that Mayday Mayday is a direct translation of M'aider M'aider which is french for Help Me Help Me. What exactly is Pon Pon?
Thank you so much for your comment and I’m not going to pretend for a second I knew the answer to your question but here’s what goggles said: In French, a panne [pan] is a breakdown, such as a mechanical failure. In English, it is sometimes pronounced as /pɑːn/ PAHN and sometimes as /pæn/ PAN.
As someone who has spent most of my adult life listening to these radio calls, I am pleased you asked this question so now I know the answer! It’s an extremely important broadcast and everyone should take them seriously!!!
Nice job and thanks for the effort. Your videos should be required viewing for new boaters
Mike, thank you so much for your comment. I really appreciate you!
When to fly the distress flag? Great videos, very important info and excellent delivery - thanks.
Ralph, thank you so much for your comment - I appreciate you!
let the coast gaurd know what you are doing asap is a big help
Steve, thank you so much for your comment!