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"Donal" wrote in message ...
"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?? on a dark night can you walk to your bathroom without smaking into the walls? Well maybe I mean most normal people have a memory that they use to their advantage, I can see how this will not apply to you. I don't see how "familiarity" with a particular stretch of water can help you avoid a collision. I know you cant, thats because your always lost. 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! Thats because you are an amateur, you not smart enough to figure out if someone in front of you runs aground that not the best way to go. I think you missed the point of talking to everyone you meet on the radio. If you do that you might be able to figure out that they know the local area better than you do. But since you never go anywhere new to you, I guess this is a experience you will never have to do in real life. 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. Read the above. Locals are one of your best sources of recent knowledge. Back in Mark Twains day on the mississippi they use to tie wooden Kegs or barrels at diffrent areas of the river. Inside these barrels the skippers would leave notes to each other about shifting sand bars, snags, currents and anything that has changed locally. Today we have what is called the LOCAL notice to mariners that is compiled mostly by LOCALS that see things that change from what printed on charts. Perhaps your to macho to talk to a local and ask for quideance, Im not. Joe, You are a menace! It is obvious that you shouldn't be allowed to sail anywhere. Donal your a idiot with very limited knowledge of how to go anywhere except on a crystal clear day with up to date charts and channels that are very well marked. Its odvious you would be laughed off any proffesional fleet. I have several million miles under my belt on all types of keels, and you? Regards Donal -- Back at you Lanod Joe |
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