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Anchorage identification and boarding techniques
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:17:17 -0400, Rosalie B.
wrote: There's a guy we know who anchors for long periods (not sure if he is over 20 meters or not), and he also abides by all the regulations so that if he is boarded (which because he has a strange looking boat he often is) he can demonstrate that he's done absolutely everything required. Sort of like this one ? :-) http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?i...rmsboatgm6.jpg |
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Rosalie B. wrote:
" Well we do. We have the dayshape and the anchor light on a halyard and we hoist it when we anchor. The anchor light is photo sensitive and goes on when it gets dark. When It's not dark, the dayshape is there. As usual, Rosalie, an elegant solution to a funky problem. Thanks. Richard -- (remove the X to email) Now just why the HELL do I have to press 1 for English? John Wayne |
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... On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:01:03 -0700, "Capt. JG" wrote: "cavelamb himself" wrote in message news:Mv2dndTmFbafLpfVnZ2dnUVZ_ozinZ2d@earthlink. com... Capt. JG wrote: "Jere Lull" wrote in message news:2008041921010575249-jerelull@maccom... On 2008-04-19 10:26:39 -0400, Rosalie B. said: There are not that many designated anchorages listed on the charts where we sail. I know of one off Annapolis, Where's that? Not that it matters much to me. If I'm anchored, I have the lights on. One question I've always had was whether mooring fields were considered anchorages or something else, something closer to being a marina. -- Jere Lull Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ I've never heard of a requirement for an anchor light in a mooring field for yachts, especially around here. Still a good idea though. Do you fly the "day shapes" whn anchored during the day? Curious id people actually do that or ignore it. Richard -- (remove the X to email) Now just why the HELL do I have to press 1 for English? John Wayne If we're going to be there long enough for me to be able to find the damn thing... :-) I've never seen an under 20m sailboat do that however... even ones who've been on the hook for days/weeks. Some of them don't even show a light, even though they're not in a designated anchorage. I've never heard of anyone getting a ticket for not doing that, but I suppose it happens if the CG wants it to happen. The problem with day shapes is that the sizes are huge. The minimum sized anchor dayshape is about 2 feet in diameter. Boats under 20 meters are allowed to have proportionately smaller dayshapes, but there are no exact formulas issued for what that means, so anything under 2 feet is open to dispute in court. I have a spare Davis radar reflector spray painted black that I fly under the spreaders when anchored. I have no idea if it would even legally count. In busy anchorages, I also usually tie a few short pieces of yellow caution tape to the anchor rode between the roller and where it enters the water. That seems to be enough of a hint for the oblivious stinkpotters racing around to avoid them cutting too close. I treat "special anchorages no differently than any other as far as precautions and signals, except I don't normally use horn or bell signals unless there is very limited visibility due to weather conditions and it seems needed for safety. Doubtful about the blackened reflector... sounds like a Cajun dish... but, they'll probably give you a B- for trying. I like the caution tape idea. Fortunately, I only anchored one time in an anchorage that seemed like it would be prone to someone cutting across the line... it was all chain, and I figured they would be worse for it. Nothing happened, but the next morning we discovered someone had anchored after dark, and had crossed our line with theirs. They were a bit close on the swimg, but everything was stable, so we just hailed them when they woke up, and we disentangled pretty easily. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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... On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:01:03 -0700, "Capt. JG" wrote: "cavelamb himself" wrote in message news:Mv2dndTmFbafLpfVnZ2dnUVZ_ozinZ2d@earthlink. com... Capt. JG wrote: "Jere Lull" wrote in message news:2008041921010575249-jerelull@maccom... On 2008-04-19 10:26:39 -0400, Rosalie B. said: There are not that many designated anchorages listed on the charts where we sail. I know of one off Annapolis, Where's that? Not that it matters much to me. If I'm anchored, I have the lights on. One question I've always had was whether mooring fields were considered anchorages or something else, something closer to being a marina. -- Jere Lull Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ I've never heard of a requirement for an anchor light in a mooring field for yachts, especially around here. Still a good idea though. Do you fly the "day shapes" whn anchored during the day? Curious id people actually do that or ignore it. Richard -- (remove the X to email) Now just why the HELL do I have to press 1 for English? John Wayne If we're going to be there long enough for me to be able to find the damn thing... :-) I've never seen an under 20m sailboat do that however... even ones who've been on the hook for days/weeks. Some of them don't even show a light, even though they're not in a designated anchorage. I've never heard of anyone getting a ticket for not doing that, but I suppose it happens if the CG wants it to happen. The problem with day shapes is that the sizes are huge. The minimum sized anchor dayshape is about 2 feet in diameter. Boats under 20 meters are allowed to have proportionately smaller dayshapes, but there are no exact formulas issued for what that means, so anything under 2 feet is open to dispute in court. I have a spare Davis radar reflector spray painted black that I fly under the spreaders when anchored. I have no idea if it would even legally count. In busy anchorages, I also usually tie a few short pieces of yellow caution tape to the anchor rode between the roller and where it enters the water. That seems to be enough of a hint for the oblivious stinkpotters racing around to avoid them cutting too close. I treat "special anchorages no differently than any other as far as precautions and signals, except I don't normally use horn or bell signals unless there is very limited visibility due to weather conditions and it seems needed for safety. Hey, you could use one of those environmentally unfriendly metalic helium balloons painted black... just don't lose it. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:17:17 -0400, Rosalie B.
wrote: MO (without looking it up) is that the moorings are listed on the charts so that we know where they are, not so that we don't have to show an anchor light if we are anchored there. Here in Iowa a cop boat hit an anchored boat at high speed. Killed someone in their bunk. It was a designated anchorage, but the state tried to blame the victim for not showing lights. Casady |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:17:17 -0400, Rosalie B. wrote: There's a guy we know who anchors for long periods (not sure if he is over 20 meters or not), and he also abides by all the regulations so that if he is boarded (which because he has a strange looking boat he often is) he can demonstrate that he's done absolutely everything required. Sort of like this one ? :-) http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?i...rmsboatgm6.jpg Yep that's the one. http://cache.virtualtourist.com/7346..._Augustine.jpg http://cache.virtualtourist.com/7540...hns_Island.jpg http://cache.virtualtourist.com/1343..._Augustine.jpg And the solution for the anchor light/dayshape was Bob's and not mine. He's the engineer, I'm just the reporter. |
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wrote in message ... The problem with day shapes is that the sizes are huge. The minimum sized anchor dayshape is about 2 feet in diameter. Boats under 20 meters are allowed to have proportionately smaller dayshapes, but there are no exact formulas issued for what that means, so anything under 2 feet is open to dispute in court. You can get black plastic ones like balloons but thicker with an eye top and bottom to allow you to hoist them and pin the bottom down. Flatten down to nothing when deflated. |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message news:u8qdnXqF0Zr7PJfVnZ2dnUVZ_r2nnZ2d@bayareasolut ions... I've never heard of a requirement for an anchor light in a mooring field for yachts, especially around here. Still a good idea though. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com Stupid twit! And you CLAIM to have passed the USCG license exam and studied the COLREGS. You are pathetic, man pathetic! What a poor example you are to us competent and real captains! What don't you understand about this? Rule 30 (a) A vessel at anchor shall exhibit where it can best be seen: in the fore part, an all-round white light or one ball; at or near the stern and at a lower level than the light prescribed in subparagraph (i), an all-round white light. (b) A vessel of less than 50 meters in length may exhibit an all-round white light where it can best be seen instead of the lights prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule. (c) A vessel at anchor may, and a vessel of 100 meters and more in length shall, also use the available working or equivalent lights to illuminate her decks. (d) A vessel aground shall exhibit the lights prescribed in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Rule and in addition, if practicable, [Inld] where they can best be seen; two all-round red lights in a vertical line; three balls in a vertical line. (e) A vessel of less than 7 meters in length, when at anchor not in or near a narrow channel, fairway or where other vessels normally navigate, shall not be required to exhibit the shape prescribed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Rule. (f) A vessel of less than 12 meters in length, when aground, shall not be required to exhibit the lights or shapes prescribed in subparagraphs (d)(i) and (ii) of this Rule. (g) A vessel of less than 20 meters in length, when at anchor in a special anchorage area designated by the Secretary, shall not be required to exhibit the anchor lights and shapes required by this Rule. [Inld] ~~~~~~Moored vessel are considered to be anchored by definition~~~~~ 33 CFR 90 INTERPRETIVE RULES - INLAND § 90.1 Purpose This part contains the interpretative rules for the Inland Rules. These interpretative rules are intended as a guide to assist the public and promote compliance with the Inland Rules. § 90.5 Lights for moored vessels A vessel at anchor includes a vessel made fast to one or more mooring buoys or other similar device attached to the ocean floor. Such vessels may be lighted as a vessel at anchor in accordance with Rule 30, or may be lighted on the corners in accordance with 33 CFR 88.13. So, try weaseling your ignorant way out of this one! Few if any of you reading this anchor in the few "Special Ancorages" that are available as most of them are very exposed to wind and sea and generally exist for the sake of large shipping interests waiting to come into port. Wilbur Hubbard |
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On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:45:03 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: Few if any of you reading this anchor in the few "Special Ancorages" that are available as most of them are very exposed to wind and sea and generally exist for the sake of large shipping interests waiting to come into port. Bull kwap nonsense, most of them are mooring fields. |
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