Occasionally when fishing, I travel longer distances and will be out of sight of land in the Great Lakes from time to time. Do I need to get a VHF radio in case of emergency?
A – A VHF radio is an essential piece of cruising equipment. Every boat on a large body of water should have one. You can do more than just communicate. The Coast Guard (Canadian and American) monitor VHF and there is important marine weather information available too. The new VHF radios have a great emergency feature called DCS that can be programmed to give the vessel’s location in case of emergency. Don’t leave home without it!
