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• Fog etiquite
  • Re: Fog etiquette
  • Re: Fog etiquite -- what people might not realize
    • Not necessarily where the antenna is
    • The length, antenna location, and the Closest point of approach, are relevant; however
      • Doug is correct! We're in Camden...
        • Leslie Kay will be in Camden tomorrow PM
          • We're headed off for a couple weeks and hope to run into both of you.
  • Assume no one sees you either on radar or AIS. Go as slowly and quietly as possible.
    • An amazing phenomenon to watch on a foggy day...
      • Re: An amazing phenomenon to watch on a foggy day...
        • We do all of the same
    • I prefer to go as LOUDLY as possible, myself... (grin)
      • Re: I prefer to go as LOUDLY as possible, myself... (grin)
        • Good move. I've used the fog horn function on my VHF for 10+ years
      • I could never do one of those. I like a quiet sail on the fog.
        • Re: I could never do one of those. I like a quiet sail on the fog.
          • PS: Guemes channel
            • That sounds stressful!
            • I tacked down the middle of New York Harbor in the dense fog...
      • Foghorns are tough to figure direction in fog as the sound seems to come from...where?
      • I have a hailer/foghorn as part of ICOM M604 -
        • Let 'em laugh
        • I was sailing in the fog yesterday...
  • One nice thing about running the ICW in heavy fog, at least the Gulf ICW If the tow boats