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Similar to my impression that a similar percentage of ICW cruisers calling Sea Tow immediately after a grounding...
In Response To: Coasties told us, in 75% of the groundings they are called out on... 
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() Hi Ron,
...are doing so on a RISING tide... (grin)
Always slays me when they call for a tow through places lke SC, or Georgia, on a falling tide... by the time help arrives, chances are they'll be laying on their side...
"But we have RESERVATIONS tonight at Harbour Town, please hurry!"...
best regards,
Jon
Messages In This Thread
- Why am I amazed that cruisers still crash into reefs and lose their boats, especially in well charted NZ waters?
- Maybe you're amazed because you haven't hit a reef?
- Last month we hit a reef at almost 6 knots.
- Agree 100% Tom, and one of the newer causes is vector charts
- That drives me crazy
- Worse than that ....
- Coasties told us, in 75% of the groundings they are called out on...
- THERE'S YER SIGN..........
- Similar to my impression that a similar percentage of ICW cruisers calling Sea Tow immediately after a grounding...
- THERE'S YER SIGN..........
- Coasties told us, in 75% of the groundings they are called out on...
- I like the combination feature on my
- In my case, I knew the rocks were there, I was just looking for them...
- Cruise a place like the Bahamas, or Belize for awhile, you'll no longer be amazed...
- Maybe you're amazed because you haven't hit a reef?
