Hey Steve,
May be you can get one of those inflatable "plastic" ladies (mannequin) from
LAX ;-)
I'm sure she'll look "real" from a distance! May be not legal, but..... g
FWIW
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c ya Wim
www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html


"Steve" wrote in message
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: "Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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: RULE 5
: Look-out
: Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight
: and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the
: prevailing
: circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of
: the situation and of the risk of collision.
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: I'm not a single-handed by choice but frequently sail single-handed due to
: the lack of crew availability.. Or, in other words, I won't forego an
: opportunity to go sailing or take advantage of a weather window just
because
: the crew failed to materialize..
:
: I will admit that I interpret Rule 5 liberally.. The term 'proper' is
: ambiguous as is 'full appraisal of
: the situation and of the risk of collision'.
:
: I don't fully rely on my radar Zone Guard because I have had vessels
: overtake me from aft of the quarter and the zone alarm would fail to alert
: me. I have never owned a C.A.R.D. but a friend had one that gave false
alert
: from his SSB and his own radar.
:
: So that leaves me with my MK I eyeball and my 10 min. timer.. I generally
: make short coastal passages and spend most of my time in the cockpit or at
: the nav station/radar. The galley is with in arms reach of both the
: companion way or the nav station. I can manage about 20-24 hours without
: sleep. From there on I 'cat nap' under the dodger or in the companion way.
I
: don't sleep if there is traffic within 10 miles and if I'm able to see a
: ship beyond that is closing.
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: If I need more sleep, I look for an opportunity to enter port and anchor
or
: head well offshore. On the Pac US coast the shipping lanes extend so far
: offshore, that isn't practical unless you head beyond the shipping lanes
in
: the first couple days and stay well clear.
:
: I think the only reason I'm interested in a Single-Handed flag is to show
: others that I manage my 13 ton cutter from place to place by myself. Call
it
: "Showing Off". Some might applaud this while other will condemn it..
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: However, I'm not going to advertise this if I'm in an area of risk of
: pirates or boardings.
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: My opinion and experience. FWIW
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: Steve
: s/v Good Intentions
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