Spoke to Baltimore radio call screener last night from the Red Herring, probably daytime in America somewhere.
So today I saw a marine radio, waterproof and floating running vhf channels, only $129. Beautiful. I'll probably get that one and can use it from the Red Herring to contact the local sailing club radio station or another yacht or else marine rescue. Similarly when I finally take the plunge and sail to Sydney harbour from Palm Beach, I'll need it to contact marine rescue indicating my movements in case of an accident. So another thing to master. They were selling an EPIRB satellite beacon emergency transmitter for $250 and this is mandatory for going out more than two nautical miles beyond the coastline. It sets you up to be rescued via a satellite beacon. As I won't be going out more than two nautical miles I won't be needing that just yet.
So how would I charge this waterproof floating phone sized radio on the Red Herring and how can I install a USB charger for my phone (which also can be used to call water police or probably marine rescue as well and can be used as a navigation aid*). Well that's what I was looking at today and there are very simple and elegant options for that which I'll come back to. They're certainly on my mind.
* Mental note, install telescope and two lenses on Red Herring, stow it in port side cupboard foot of bed. Bring water and diesel. I'm not ready to navigate by the stars but I would like to look at them.
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