That's pretty disgusting joking about gruesome death. What
kinda man does something like this?

Ellen

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message ups.com...
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| P/S It doesn't sound like you to be sailing in the dark, so I truly
| don't believe it happened to you as you described
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| Thom, the post was a test for certain folks here. Most failed. The
| "whole proper watch" thing is a joke!!! Roughly 1/3rd of our sailing is
| at night (perhaps less this year with Thomas). We keep a careful watch.
| But even with some shore-light, sailing alone, most folks who ACTUALLY
| DO sail at night know a collision is something that can happen to
| anyone. A careful watch won't help you if something, like a damaged
| boat, lies partially submerged in choppy waters at night. You'd have to
| be damn lucky to spot it and not many folks are standing on their bows
| with high powered spot lights at night. We sail most of the time (the
| "we" being people who actually use their boats) knowing the such
| dangers exist, but it's probability that really protects us. The troll
| simply exposed another level of dopey inexperience and mindless
| response from the so called sailors here. You can't avoid what you
| can't see...and you can't see everything especially at night. The
| wisest suggestion would be to never operate a boat at night...or a car
| or plane for that matter.
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| RB
| 35s5
| NY
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