Video of winter boating with info.

[powerskipper]

I took this video second week in Dec, shows you what winter boating can be like, its cold but worth it.and being me it has to have some teaching point. enjoy.

 

[benjenbav]

I took this video second week in Dec, shows you what winter boating can be like, its cold but worth it.and being me it has to have some teaching point. enjoy.

The redjet is a real coalroller as the skipper lights the afterburners, isn't it? I have a lovely couple of photos here:

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How are you finding the entrance to Cowes with the new breakwater? There was a heck of a stream running on a spring tide when Jon and I were there a few weeks back. I think we ferryglided in from about Gurnard N Cardinal

 

[powerskipper]

yes I have a pic somewhere too of the clouds of black smoke she leaves behind, the older ones make the most smoke.

 

[jfm]

Thanks Julie. Nice video
I'm surprised about something. Narrator said that the flashing yellow "means she has the ability to move in any direction". What's the authority for that statement? Colregs 23(a) clearly says flashing yellow means air cushion vessel operating in non displacement mode, the function of the light being therefore (I guess) to warn nearby craft about the air spill out effect that obviously could be hazardous to small boats. If the yellow flashing meant only that the vessel can move in nay direction, then any azipod vessel would display one
So I just don't see how redjet is in compliance with colregs here!
(It's not keeping me awake at night though )

 

[mad_boater]

yes I have a pic somewhere too of the clouds of black smoke she leaves behind, the older ones make the most smoke.

They also create more wash than the newer ones.More efficient I suppose.

 

[Trundlebug]

I thought the flashing orange meant "high speed craft" , usually (or traditionally as they were the only commercial high speed craft years ago) hovercraft, but also used on other high speed commercial craft.
I'm therefore amazed that they turn the flashing orange OFF when they get up to speed.

Therefore a very educational video! Thanks for posting

 

[powerskipper]

JFK, the specs for the flashing lights are
Flashing light DHR70N

Application
- For ships carrying dangerous cargoes, ships > 200 metre, hovercrafts, submarines and fishing vessels
- For fast ferries in Rhine and (European) Inland navigation.


, Its a kind of warning.
You guessed it was a warning of air escaping , I took it as the ability to move in any direction.

 

[jfm]

Dhr 70N isn't law is it? And it's plainly wrong because ships over 200 m don't routinely have flashing lights. The law is embodied in colregs. Only reference to yellow flashing in colregs is for hovercraft when operating in hovercraft mode afaik
Not arguing, just confused, and I'm no fan of colregs as you know!

 

[Andrew M]

Thanks Julie, nice video, what happened to the ongoing short info videos you started a while back ? Having just done our day skippers a few weeks ago those videos were very interesting,. Hope you pick them up again.

Ta,

Andy

 

[annageek]

So I just don't see how redjet is in compliance with colregs here!

Because colregs rule 1b states:

Nothing in these Rules shall interfere with the operation of special rules made by an appropriate authority for roadsteads, harbours, rivers, lakes or inland waterways connected with the high seas and navigable by seagoing vessels. Such special rules shall conform as closely as possible to these Rules.

And there is an notice to mariners issued by Southampton VTS (presently section 4 of Notice to Mariners No. 16 of 2014) and the Cowes Harbour Commision (presently Notice to Mariners No. 04 of 2006) which both basically state that the flashing light is required by high speed passenger vessels when underway in the speed restricted areas of the respective ports, which takes precedence over colreg 20b.

I remember seeing somewhere once that the rationale for applying this to the RedJets is not just because they have special dispensation to operate above the speed restriction in the speed restricted areas, but also because their jet units coud cause hazardous, well, jets of water to any small craft that get stupidly close to their stern - should the RJ need to suddenly manouver or change direction. Not so much an issue at the So'ton end, but I can see why it could potentially be an issue at Cowes.

 

[jfm]

Thanks Anna. That explains it v clearly and comprehensively
You're good!

 

[annageek]

Told you I was a geek!

I do sometimes have to ask myself though... is doing things like checking through colregs at 7pm on a Friday evening 'normal' behaviour for the average, late twenties woman. I haven't thought about it too much though... I'm not sure I'd like the answer

 

[scubaman]

Certainly not, but i hope you forgive for saying that I doubt there are many here who would consider that as a bad thing

Nice video btw, thank you for posting. I really envy you guys for being able to go boating round the year.

 

[benjenbav]

Told you I was a geek!

I do sometimes have to ask myself though... is doing things like checking through colregs at 7pm on a Friday evening 'normal' behaviour for the average, late twenties woman. I haven't thought about it too much though... I'm not sure I'd like the answer

Not normal; "special"

That is that in the normative sense you are probably one of a very few of your socio-economic, age/gender subset of the population who is not only checking colregs at 7pm on a Friday evening and not any old Friday evening but on the last Friday before Xmas, and also checking local area rules.

Special in the sense of having done something positive and interesting: namely answering a question that has been troubling several of us (as a minimum: you, jfm and me) for quite a bit of the day.

 

[powerskipper]

Thank you. annageek.

 

[powerskipper]

I am going to work on them over next month or 2 , so will let you know.