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Evan Gatehouse wrote:
Charles T. Low wrote:
Thanks for fleshing that out.

Single or short-handed boating does, of course, require some compromises.

I don't find anything in the ColRegs which exempts any boater from keeping a
constant watch, and yet there are situations - such as sleeping while
anchored - in which the authorities seem to recognize implicitly that it's a
safe (enough) and accepted practise.

Has that policy ever given you any close calls?

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Charles T. Low
www.boatdocking.com

Uhh sleeping while anchored is rather accepted and common.
Amigo, when you're anchored the Colregs don't apply - you're
NOT underway.

As long as you're in a designated anchorage or have the anchor light
on and you're not in channel, etc...

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