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--- projects:sailing:blog:7_moreton_bay [2024/01/21 03:40] – tjhowse
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-Volunteer Marine Rescue is an amazing institution. People who donate their time, effort and money to help make our waterways a safer place. If you get into a pickle they can send out a team to fish you out of the water and maybe tow your boat back to shore. They accept donations, but I figured it would be best to formalise the relationship by signing up for a marine assist service. This provides them a regular stream of income, $80 annually in our case, for our peace of mind. This also gives us access to their "Tripwatch" system where you can lodge a trip in their online system, with departure time and location, crew count, and expected duration without having to use the radio or ring them up. Seems worthwhile to me. They have a 24-hour cooling-off period between signing up and being able to use their system. This caveat paints a picture of someone hurriedly signing up on their smartphone as their yacht slips below the waterline.
+Volunteer Marine Rescue is an amazing institution. People who donate their time, effort and money to help make our waterways a safer place. If you get into a pickle they can send out a team to fish you out of the water and maybe tow your boat back to shore. They accept donations, but I figured it would be best to formalise the relationship by signing up for a marine assist service. This provides them a stream of income, $80 annually in our case, for our peace of mind. This also gives us access to their "Tripwatch" system where you can lodge a trip in their online system, with departure time and location, crew count, and expected duration without having to use the radio or ring them up. Seems worthwhile to me. They have a 24-hour cooling-off period between signing up and being able to use their system. This caveat paints a picture of someone hurriedly signing up on their smartphone as their yacht slips below the waterline.
 I don't really have a feel for what constitutes a call-worthy mishap. I expect we'll know it when we see it. You don't need a policy for VMR to respond to your emergency, but relying on them for our safety without giving something in return feels… inconsiderate. Hopefully we'll never have to call them up.