“While we were in the Strait of Juan de Fuca one day looking for orcas, Steve heard a distress call over the radio. Before I knew what was happening, he was writing coordinates on his arm while communicating with the Coast Guard and Border Patrol officials. The sails were down and Megan handed us binoculars as Steve told us where to begin looking off the bow for a possible man overboard. Within minutes we were joined by a helicopter and two other boats, U.S. border patrol and Canadian Navy – working in box patterns as Steve calculated the tidal current and wind drift. At first it was exciting. Then it became quite humbling, as Steve explained the waning likelihood of survival in such cold waters as time passed, as the focus turned from rescue to recovery. Eventually the Coast Guard classified it as a false alarm, after inspecting the drifting passenger-less boat and finding that it had likely drug it’s anchor while it’s skipper was ashore. Either way, it was an emotional learning experience that I will never forget and happy to have been in such capable hands with Steve and Megan.” – Mike (Bend, OR)