"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ps.com...

What you need now is to get off your boat and hook up with someone who
has the experience to mentor you.



Actually, Ozzy....this little troll arouse out of a discussion with a
42 year cruising veteran while sailing his Tartan 37 last week at
night. He had owned a Cape Dory 33 that collided with a half sunk
finger pier that had broken off somewhere...caught some serious damage.
Sailing at night and alone, there was very little he could have done to
avoid it, UNLESS he was standing on the sprit with a 30'000 watt light!
People sail at night. You can't see everything in the water at night
and sometimes there are accidents. And that's that.
Troll's over, Ozzy. Sorry you were a casuality.

Going sailing today...if we get some wind!


RB
35s5
NY


There is a relatively inexpensive sonar system that can detect such things.
It is used primarily to detect swimmers (sabateours) around naval vessels.