One thing’s for sure, Race for Water is a high-tech boat, loaded with cutting-edge systems and equipment. To make the most of this technology, we have various engineers on board. They’re all highly committed, and they’re passionate about what they do. So the ideas start flying, and in no time at all they’re becoming reality.
FISH ALARM
One of the latest innovations on board Race for Water is our infamous “fish alarm.” Like most boats, we trail a fishing line off the stern. No problem there. But the not-so-fun part is checking the line when it looks like we’ve got a bite. That’s a job that very few of us volunteer for…so that’s where the fish alarm comes in. It’s pretty simple: a wire gets tripped if a fish tugs on the line, and that sets off an alarm on the bridge.
So after a few days of dragging the line, we’ve had very few bites. Too bad for the seafood lovers on board; their eyes light up at the first sound of any alarm, and then their dreams are crushed when the person on watch yells, “It’s not the fish alarm!”