Good Morning,

Still holed up as winds are about 30 knots. One power boat left as they could not get their anchor to hold and kept dragging. Our catamaran in front of us called them yesterday and asked if they needed help with the anchor. It was a boat like a picnic boat from Jupiter, FL and had a small delta anchor and it would not hold. They moved to a spot behind all of us and this morning they had drug almost to shore and the winds are to pick up today and the next thing we knew they left so guess they were going to Spanish Wells, there is a marina there but can not imagine it was not full.

I sent my niece a note yesterday about our safety and our EPIRB and thought maybe some of you are not familiar with what that is.

Ok here is the scoop.

 This is called an EPIRB. This is hung beside our steps(companion way) coming down into our boat. There is a button on this that when we push it sends out a signal, SOS to satellite network which delivers it directly to rescue centers. It notifies them that we need help and our position. If we are on the east coast or Bahamas it goes to the Coast Guard and they try and validate it and see if we are really in trouble. ( We heard one of these coming south and a coast guard helicopter hovered over the boat until they got a response, some one had triggered it and there was no issue so the Coast Guard backed off.) This signal continues it is turned off or the battery runs out which is several days. When we bought the EPIRB we had to register peoples names as responders as to the people that  would know what our itinerary is. We have a Delorme that we start every time we leave to go someplace and that way Bo's family and some friends can send us quick emails during our travels.The Coast Guard would contact them to see if this was our plans.

 We have heard where the Coast Guard contacted a freighter in the vicinity to see if they can help. This happened off Savanah out in the ocean and the freighter picked up these people as their boat was taking on water.

So here is your class lesson for today.

Joyce