"Gary" wrote in message
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Jonathan Ganz wrote:
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DSK wrote:

Dr. Dr. Smithers wrote:


Doug,
Do you have any idea how narrow many channels are?
Take a look at the majority of the St. Law. Seaway.


Actually, that's VERY wide as channels go. Are you suggesting that you
cannot manage to drive your boat along a course and keep it within 100
yards or so of where it should be?

Are you also suggesting that going SLOW when close to other boat traffic
is not an option?


Don't know about St. Lawrence, but were we sail, the channel can be
less than 30 ft. wide in spots.

Is that the channel that you sail in? How small is your boat? In
channels like that it is even more important that you understand the basic
rules.
(b)In construing and complying with these Rules due regard shall be had to
all dangers of navigation and collision and to any special circumstances,
including the limitations of the vessels involved, which may make a
departure from these Rules necessary to avoid immediate danger.

Gary

Depends on the day. We usually sail in the SF bay, and there are channels in
the area that are quite narrow. Some less than 30 feet. Two boats can just
make passage at the same time.

I don't own a boat at the moment, but I teach on a Yamaha 30.

Where we keep her, the speed limit is 5 mph. Other places have nothing
posted, but it would be highly stupid to do much more than that.

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