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Single Handed Flag??
Hey Steve,
May be you can get one of those inflatable "plastic" ladies (mannequin) from LAX ;-) I'm sure she'll look "real" from a distance! May be not legal, but..... g FWIW -- c ya Wim www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html "Steve" wrote in message ... : : "Jeff Morris" wrote in message : ... : : : RULE 5 : Look-out : Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight : and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the : prevailing : circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of : the situation and of the risk of collision. : : : I'm not a single-handed by choice but frequently sail single-handed due to : the lack of crew availability.. Or, in other words, I won't forego an : opportunity to go sailing or take advantage of a weather window just because : the crew failed to materialize.. : : I will admit that I interpret Rule 5 liberally.. The term 'proper' is : ambiguous as is 'full appraisal of : the situation and of the risk of collision'. : : I don't fully rely on my radar Zone Guard because I have had vessels : overtake me from aft of the quarter and the zone alarm would fail to alert : me. I have never owned a C.A.R.D. but a friend had one that gave false alert : from his SSB and his own radar. : : So that leaves me with my MK I eyeball and my 10 min. timer.. I generally : make short coastal passages and spend most of my time in the cockpit or at : the nav station/radar. The galley is with in arms reach of both the : companion way or the nav station. I can manage about 20-24 hours without : sleep. From there on I 'cat nap' under the dodger or in the companion way. I : don't sleep if there is traffic within 10 miles and if I'm able to see a : ship beyond that is closing. : : If I need more sleep, I look for an opportunity to enter port and anchor or : head well offshore. On the Pac US coast the shipping lanes extend so far : offshore, that isn't practical unless you head beyond the shipping lanes in : the first couple days and stay well clear. : : I think the only reason I'm interested in a Single-Handed flag is to show : others that I manage my 13 ton cutter from place to place by myself. Call it : "Showing Off". Some might applaud this while other will condemn it.. : : However, I'm not going to advertise this if I'm in an area of risk of : pirates or boardings. : : -- : My opinion and experience. FWIW : : Steve : s/v Good Intentions : : : : |
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