Don't sail in front of ships! Please
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Posted: Dec 31, 2014 - 04:02 PM
We have plenty of races that are not near the shipping lanes and are well out of the way.... these races, not so and difficult to do... some of our best wind is right in the middle of these lanes... With that we practice good seamanship and keep our head on a swivel constantly looking for traffic...
What we do is have a safety briefing for all sailors that are participating that these are very large, fast moving vessels that once the hit you it will take them five miles to come to a stop... by then, you're shark bait. And, you'll be the one at fault for not give the right of way to a commercial vessel...
Many of these modern ships have video cameras mounted on the bow to watch for traffic, they also have a safety zone... similar to the back up cameras on cars.... the minute you enter that zone they go to battle stations, alarm bells go off, and they prepare for the worst... as well, call the Coast Guard and log an incident.
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John Schwartz
Ventura, CA
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Posted: Dec 31, 2014 - 04:04 PM
Too late, I already pitched a heater at it!
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John Schwartz
Ventura, CA
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Posted: Dec 31, 2014 - 04:17 PM
The Tripoint is the best race we do all year. If there were an island between me and my next course change, I would figure out the best way around it. Same as with a humongous ship that will scratch my boat. I believe that this has been a worthwhile conversation to be continued at all skippers meetings where where large,potentially deadly objects may be present. It is not an admission of small balls to take the safe route. To the contrary.
Happy new year to all. I wish you all many years of relatively safe sailing! Thanks to all who have given advise to those of us in need of answers in the past year.
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Posted: Jan 01, 2015 - 06:51 PM
From Europe.. yes, that was a bold decision to cross
in front of the freighter. No way to argue it.
Please keep this forum a happy place where we can share
moments and help each other with issues.
That's why I like it here......
André
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Tornado (80's Reg White)
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13 mtr steel cutter (sold)
Etap 22, unsinkable sailing pocket cruiser.
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Posted: Jan 03, 2015 - 08:09 AM
Here is a nice shot of a sailboat cutting in front of a ferry in Massachusetts. Can anyone point out where the sailboat captain made his first mistake? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRErN7MdI0k DUH!!!
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