This summer, SSCA expands support of Marine HF radio nets to seasonal regional nets for the Chesapeake and southern New England, in addition to the Maine net of recent years. The seasonal nets will operate on separate frequencies at 0700 hours ET: 
Chesapeake Bay: mid-May to end October: 4417 (4C)
Southern New England: mid-June to mid-September: 4149 (4B)
Maine: July 1 to mid-September: 4006 at 0700 and 6227 (6B) at 0715 same OCC net as previous years

Marine HF radio nets enable cruisers to know who is nearby whom the cruiser may not otherwise know is nearby. Contact may even be the next boat in the anchorage. Plans can be made with friends. The nets are open to all cruisers.

SSCA nets are supported by AI feeds(HAL) summarizing weather, navigation issues, and fun events of interest. Contact Homebase for information to start a net (VHF or HF)!

Seasonal nets serve  Bahamas, Caribbean and many other cruising areas with news & weather.

If you do not hear someone come on for net control promptly at 0700, just say, “Good morning, this is SV … located in … looking for check ins for the SSCA cruisers net. Any SSCA member or other cruiser, please come back to SV….”