A Search & Rescue Expert Explains

Meet our friend Coop. He's a USCG Search And Rescue Veteran who shares some cautionary tales, busts some myths, and gives us a couple of invaluable resources so we're never stranded at sea!

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Sailing across a giant and seemingly endless stretch of ocean is an adventure like no other!  BUT it comes with a fair set of risks.  Even the saltiest of sailors with impeccable seamanship can find themselves in a unfortunate situation. 

Luckily, we've had a couple of US Coast Guard Veterans on our passage from Cebu to Siargao Island.  And while we've been showing them a slice of cruiser life, they have shared invaluable tips that could save us a lot of embarrassment, stress, pain and potentially our lives. 

Coop has spent his entire professional career in the USCG and is a Search and Rescue Specialist. He shares some cautionary tales, busts some of the myths we've been told over the years, and gives us a couple of invaluable resources for world cruisers.  Plus, this was just a really good excuse to evaluate our safety gear and procedures with a pro.

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WE’RE JASON AND NIKKI WYNN. A couple of explorers, modern-day documentarians, and cultivators of curiosity.

We’ve been chasing our curiosity around the world on wheels and keels since 2011. Why? Because curiosity is the key to unlocking life. It pushes us outside our comfort zone, softens our assumptions, and helps us embrace the great unknown. The more we let our curiosity lead the way, the more we discover about ourselves and the world around us.

Things We're Most Curious About...

GETTING OFF-GRID
Our home is also our transportation and we spend weeks away from civilization and sometimes land. So self-reliance and sustainable living are a must. We've learned heaps about renewable energy, managing waste, creating safe drinking water and foraging for food. We carefully manage our resources and we’re always looking for new and better ways to do so.

TALKING TO STRANGERS
People are busy (even on remote islands) and travelers are a dime a dozen. It takes time to talk to strangers, and even more time to have a real connection. Going the extra mile to get to know someone is a commitment.

Which is why these are our most treasured experiences. Setting off into the world with curiosity as our guide and nature as our compass. We talk to strangers and accept hospitality without fear or reservations. Both giving and receiving.

ALTERNATIVE LIVING
These are people who are doing things differently. Forgoing the mainstream, seeking freedom and living on the margins. Creative, unique and inspiring people who challenge our ideas of home and community.

Our journey is ever-evolving but the mission remains the same: #CultivateCuriosity

Timestamps if you like to Jump Around:

00:00 Coast Guard Search and Rescue Specialist Hawaii
01:23 Myth: Don't Call the Coast Guard Unless You Are Prepared to Lose Your Vessel
02:15 USCG Remote Medical Aid like Emergency Tele-Health
03:10 Myth: USCG Won't Help a Foreign Flagged Vessel
05:00 Myth: Don't Call Coast Guard for a Tow
06:13 Myth: Don't Call Coast Guard for Fuel
07:53 Myth: Don't Call Coast Guard Until There is an Emergency
09:32 Coast Guard isn't Always the Best Agency to Call
10:43 PLB and EPIRB Tips for Best Use Practices
14:32 Improper PLB Use - Rescue Story
17:55 Other Ocean Safety and Rescue Equipment
19:00 Best Type of Life Jacket
20:04 Emergency Life Raft Tips
21:41 Disarm Your Old SAR Gear

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© Gone With the Wynns 2024

[toddjones]

What a boatload of great information! Thank you for your service Coop!

[_DREBBEL_]

The Coopers have been amazing guests. As always, Thanks for sharing!

[robertb]

Sailed since I was a kid, I hold the Coast Guard in the highest of regards and respect and Coop is a prime example of why. Thanks Wynns for putting this out there

[SkylinersYeti]

Again great information. In the mid 1960's my dad and I were rescued in San Francisco Bay by USCG. At night the engine died just off the Alameda navel air base. At 11 years old I was able to send SOS via a hand held spot light to Treasure Island ( a CG base). Within minutes they responded and towed us to a marina. I am not a sailor but do travel in very remote locations and carry an Inreach mini just in case. the 11 year old Boy Scout says "Be Prepared".

[daviddrew]

This is absolutely categorically the best and most useful episode on ANY sailing channel I have ever watched .

[peterpote]

Fantastic. This is one of the most useful segments done. Great job guys. As a former member of the Army, and civilian pilot, the Coastguard has always had and will continue to have my respect.
Honestly, this format garnered more attention than then the uasual, dry PSA's out there. I'd love to see this done with many other sites that are so extensively followed. It would get the information out to millions of people who wouldn't otherwise search for it.
As was mentioned, it is easily useful internationally.
Another good part of presenting it this way is that it doesn't cost anything. Nothing. But can save lives.

[karenpolansky]

Once again Wynns, a hugely informative video! As a solo land traveller I have a SPOT unit. I use it to send my location to family and friends, especially when I’m in a region with no cell service. I have had one occasion to use the emergency side. Let me tell you, know how to use it properly before you really need it. Thank goodness a had some good samaritans who wouldn’t leave me. Otherwise I could have been left stranded for a long time. Lesson learned.

[sailingtova]

THE best information!!!! Thank you all much!

[nemo]

Certainly one of the BEST Gone with the Wynns videos. It could easily save lives.😇

[jrrlp]

Very helpful video for any responsible coastal or offshore sailor. Thank you for publishing this!

[longine]

Brilliant conversation. 40 year sailor that just learned something.

[scornflake]

One of the best, most interesting videos of yours. Bravo!

[bkackman]

Wow, such a good episode with so much useful and surprising information. Thanks, Coop!

[gardenrailroading]

Great video!!! Really helpful! We worked with the USCG often during my 25 years with NCB.

[stevecoppin]

Your best episode for some time. I learned a lot.

[suzannechance]

This was fascinating...lots I did not know !

[levt]

Yes...super interesting, and i don't even sail! A great PSA! Happy sailing, Wynns! ❤Lauren

[tracygee]

What a fantastic, informative video! Thanks so much to Coop for sharing all this information.

[JibeTalking]

Excellent Video, this is probably the most important video I have seen to date... Thanks so very much for sharing this important information. Coop should be awarded for USCG Public Service Award, or the Silver Medal from the Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) Silver Medal (no associated ribbon/medal). Coop thank you for your service...

[norrisboyd]

Thanks so much for this video. Very informative and helpful.