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"Joe" wrote in message om... "Donal" wrote in message ... "Joe" wrote in message m... (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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