Capt. JG wrote:
"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.

Let me see if I'm a gittin this right.

You talked to Traffic control and they did not advise you of the tow
entering the channel?

Did they provide you with any traffic information? I mean thats thier
job, and if they did not you could have the pee-on advising traffic
sent to the Captains mast for proper punishment.

Just wtf did they advise you of ?



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

A push boat with old tires...Thats what you call huge? Thats a HOJ
Jon, any two bit 100 tonner could run a **** pile like that.

http://www.tugboat.org/

Well call them pushboats, all inland type work. The pilot/captain is
not "way up there", as you described.

I thought you crossed paths with a real mans barge and tug:
http://www.vesselrepair.com/orion_poseidon.jpg

You're not embelishing your account of the days journey are you?


Joe





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