20091105F – Cabo Arch
20091103D Tiff Tests the Waters in Bahia Santa Maria
20100122 – Testimonial – Marie Irvin of S/V FREEZING RAIN
Marie Irvin of S/V FREEZING RAIN comments on Greg and how his Coast Guard knowledge is helping her to keep her vessel safe!
20100122A – Gaelic could be as awesome as German…
Gaelic vs. German – which will Greg like more?
20100120B – welcome to the big boy bottle
A 1.2L bottle of beer!
20100120A – How to save money in Mexico
Hurray for beer!
Links from speech
This post is for the people from the SAR speech at La Cruz marina. Hello and welcome to our little corner of the internet! Please have a look around and check out our video blog below!
As promised, below are the links I mentioned in the speech:
The link to register your EPIRB:
http://www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov
The link to the USCG SAR addendum (638 page download in adobe, be forewarned 😉
http://www.uscg.mil/directives/cim/16000-16999/CIM_16130_2E.pdf
Would you like the Ditch bag & DC kit list I mentioned in the speech? Comment on this post and let us know you want a copy and we’ll send it to you.
I can also email you the notes from “top 10 things sailors can do in 10 minutes to help the Coast Guard find them” I presented last Wednesday in Paradise Village.
If you have any questions, or would like to know more about how to best use your safety gear, or if you’d like me to come by and take a look at your gear, feel free to call me after the morning net call sign “Coast Guard Couple” or send me an email (contact info is in my sailing resume).
Also, if you know of anyone looking for a good crew, please refer them to this website and our sailing resumes & testimonials located in the margins of this page. Thanks a lot and we’ll see you out in the Pacific!
-Greg Norte
20100119B – sailor’s wedding rings (or “travel rings”)
Greg discusses “real” wedding rings vs “travel” wedding rings with other sailors.