Seastoke
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Is this from the man who got caught speeding in the day time. You have a lot to contribute to the forum but think before you type.
Isle of Wight sealine crash with injuries.
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colhel
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There's other factors other than alcohol that could have caused this, but surely no-ones suggesting headlights is the answer?
Seastoke
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It’s like saying alcohol was involved if a wheel comes off your trailer.
Chiara’s slave
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Headlights on a boat? The very last thing I would want. We’re often doing a fair bit more than 5kn at night, in a sailing boat. The secret to not hitting stuff is to know where you are, and look where you are going, and any lights that might be on a collision course. In fact quite complicated. I’d say even s moderate amount of alcohol is detrimental to night navigation. Still not to say that is the cause.
Momac
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Just_sayin'
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His problem is that he has demonstrated that he has no respect for marine authority so should he report your example or not?
And as for these two … ?
SC35
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Running at minimum planing speeds is entirely possible to do safely at night in the right place.
Knowledge of lights, GPS, radar, plus local knowledge of pots / buoys / hazards makes all the difference.
Knowledge of lights, GPS, radar, plus local knowledge of pots / buoys / hazards makes all the difference.
Chiara’s slave
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Of course it is. Many boats do it regularly, without ramming the shore, or anything else. We get overtaken by motor boats after dark, they don’t hit us either.
SaltIre
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Chiara’s slave
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If he had his braces caught in a backstay, he would indeed.A kid in a rowing boat would overtake you when you are racing.
Elessar
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I’d refuse if I were onboard. No one has any right to breathalyse a recreational boater.
Bigplumbs
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yup doing 17 knots in broad daylight…….. Do think a little before you post
Bigplumbs
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No a hole involved there just rust
Bigplumbs
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I thought this accident happened at 9pm which at this time of year is fully dark
colhel
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Night navigation is about recognising other lights, ie channel marker buoys, cardinal buoys, other vessels lights lighthouses, land lights. Plus there's electronic aids. If its "fully dark" there's nothing to hit
Bigplumbs
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What about things in the water brought in with the tide or the bank in this instance
Bigplumbs
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We had another bloke on here just like you. Seastoke I think he was called. Others had a different name for him. Any idea where he went. Some say he moved to Brixham
colhel
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Read what you quoted in relation to the "bank". Things in the water will always be a problem day or night but keeping lookout helps.
Have you ever skippered a boat at night?
Momac
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That's correct
My point is ships , especially ferries ,still go fast in the dark. It was almost dark at the time of my post .
Bilgediver
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Unfortunately many leisure vessels are not required to have AIS fitted unlike commercial vessels and some leisure vessels are pretty solid.. Lots of missing echo's there if you were to see the full picture. Mind you the plotter displaying this might show the approaching coastline.
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