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Boat partner stopped once in Straits of Juan de Fuca
In Response To: OOPs I got it wrong... ()
This was 20 years ago. He was probably motorsailing down the middle of the shipping lane (he wasn't our best-informed or experienced partner). The Coast Guard gave him a warning for not flying the cone. It was probably a nice day, they were bored, and needed a reason to board a boat or two.
We've had an inverted cone aboard our boats ever since. When motorsailing in the presence of the Coast Guard, we'll hoist the cone in their honor {grin}.
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- Why do I never see a sailboat under power
- I do not and confess I haven't even thought about it in years.
- We used one when motorsailing because of the confusion it might cause.
- Well Dan
- When you retire to the coast of Maine, we'll all help you break some rules, Doug.
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- I liked using it as it made me feel like a knowledgable superior sailor
- I'll send you $7.00 for it. That way
- Here in Maine I tend towards a more holistic approach
- I lost an ability to tie certain knots a few years ago.
- Should be inverted cone for motor sailing, ball at anchor
- Just happened to pick up a booklet of CG rules...
- Cone required
- OOPs I got it wrong...
- Boat partner stopped once in Straits of Juan de Fuca
- OOPs I got it wrong...
- Cone required
- Just happened to pick up a booklet of CG rules...
- I'll send you $7.00 for it. That way
- When you retire to the coast of Maine, we'll all help you break some rules, Doug.
- Well Dan
- I have never seen one used
- I do not and confess I haven't even thought about it in years.