Floating is nice, but... I'm sure there are several citizens along the Florida coast who are to this day enjoying their unexpected gift from the sea. Tybee sailors have donated floating VHFs and GPS units to Poseidon every couple of years. I remember spending an hour setting up a brand new GPS for the Key Team one year, only to have it vanish from the boat sometime during the leg to Cocoa.

Our radio lives in a mesh sleeve that Dennis built that secures to the boom - audible during starts and accessible in the event of capsize or retirement from a race.