42 AMERICANWAY
JULY 1 2009
own insidea
yachtanchoredo an
island in theCarib-
bean, skipper Jason
White showso
a state-of-the-art
computerized control
center.Hepointsout
amarine single
sideband(SSB) radio,
somewhatof a
sailing-instrument
anachronismamid
modern technology
like satellitephones
andweather faxes.
And thenhe tellsme
aboutHerb. Some-
whereout there, on
the equency12359
kilohertz, isaman
namedHerbwho
will giveanyboata
personalizedweather
forecastupon request.
He’smoreaccurate
thananyweather
service, say themari-
nerswho relyupon
his expertise.But
very few sailors
evenknowhe exists.
HerbHilgenbergprovides personalizedweather
reports onmarineHF frequency 12359kHz.
Herbworks inhis homeoffice inBurlington,
Ontario, near Toronto, Canada.
