"Joe" wrote in message
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Capt. JG wrote:
Since I didn't see
them previously, must have come out of another side channel. (They do
this a
lot.)


I bet a lot of sailboat jump out without looking and checking with
traffic. Do you check with concerned traffic when you enter the
shipping lanes?

I do, but you're right. I bet a lot don't. This is a fairly crowded channel,
and I believe the sailboats that frequent the channel are generally pretty
careful. I know I am.


I can't imagine the damage had he
hit us with one of those huge vertical bumpers.


Well.... if he had bumbers you might of bounced off him ;0)


Either that or we would have been caught between them. The distance between
them is wider than my boat.

Sort of like this, but not quite...
http://www.oceanmarine.com/tug%20images/4739tg1.jpg or this
http://www.tugboat.org/

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