"Joe" wrote in message
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"Donal" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message
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(Roy G. Biv) wrote in message news
Yeah, I recall a ferry smashing into the dock in the clear daylight
not so long ago in NY. Accidents happen.
They failed to maintain a proper lookout with radar. Has nothing to
do with safe speed, the jerk you talked about most likely would of ran
someone over at 3 knots.
Are you claiming that you can maintain a proper lookout with radar
alone?
Thats what I'm claiming Donal. I would not suggest it running a
strange river for the first time, but if you have navigated the same
area many times and you know it like the back of your hand then you
can safely run it with a quality fine tuned radar.
Emmmm... Aren't we discussing the Coll Regs? The International Rules for
the avoidance of Collisions??
I don't see how "familiarity" with a particular stretch of water can help
you avoid a collision.
I've done it a
thousand times. Nothing to it. If it's fog bound in an area I'm not
familiar with I usually wait and follow someone that knows the area.
Jeeeze! I'm only an amateur, but one of my basic rules is "NEVER Follow
Anybody" - they might be as lost as you are!
You are the perfect example of the weekend warrior that has no clue.
Take you boat out every day for a year and study every dock,
bend,tank, slip, strem,ect on your radar, add those details to your
charts, including the names of every dock. Study your local area and
you will be able to do the same without a problem.
And yet you claim that you are happy to follow somebody else when you are in
unfamiliar waters??? (See above).
Following people who "know the area" is the best way of running aground that
I have come across.
Joe,
You are a menace! It is obvious that you shouldn't be allowed to sail
anywhere.
Regards
Donal
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