T&T: Fishermen, wakes and other such things.

[Bill Allen]

We don't leave next season until mid nov. due to the dive boat, this year I 
had to pass. Boy am I bumed out sitting here checking the posts from eveyone 
traveling, but I supose it's better than nothing. I'll def. give you a shout 
and if we anchor close an adult beverage will be provided if you wish. Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Bacon" <jbacon@ix.netcom.com>
To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: T&T: Fishermen, wakes and other such things.


> As a sailboater, exclusively, It's a shame that these issues occur.
> Others have offered reasons (batteries, radio only at Nav station) but I
> think these are actually excuses, not reasons.
>
> There really is no reason not to monitor and respond to radio traffic on
> two levels..... courtesy and emergencies.
>
> My own thought is that too many sailboaters were brought up with the
> notion that sailboats have the Right of Way to the exclusion of everyone
> else, including common courtesy, and, too few of those sailboaters have
> taken the time to know and understand what their, and others, boats will
> do and behave like in any given situation.
>
> If you see "Manatee" on the ICW heading south next summer / winter, give
> me a call. I guarantee an answer and will appreciate the effort.
>
> Jeff
>
> Bill Allen wrote:
>
>>Well it's a shame, I encountered quite a few sail boats that wouldn't
>>answer. I even had one (a small boat) hog the very middle of the dismal
>>swamp, never answered, never moved over, made me go way over to get around
>>him and wound up hitting something fortunally no damage. Than flipped me
>>off. I mean a handheld would work just fine for these situaions. Bill
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: <dd@gregsteckel.com>
>>To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com>
>>Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:20 AM
>>Subject: Re: T&T: Fishermen, wakes and other such things.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>As an ex-sailboater, I think I can answer that for you - most smaller
>>>sailboats (30' to 40') do not have radios in the cockpit and can not
>>>normally hear the VHF from below or elect to ignore it; some also keep 
>>>the
>>>radio off unless needed to save battery when under sail.
>>>
>>>
>>>Greg Steckel
>>>M/V Different Drummer
>>>President 35 Sundeck
>>>Frog Mortar Creek, MD
>>>
>>>www.chesapeaketrawlering.com
>>>www.fmyc.org
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: Ralph
>>> To: trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:00 AM
>>> Subject: Re: T&T: Fishermen, wakes and other such things.
>>>
>>>
>>> In over half a century of bluewater boating, I have never been able to
>>>make
>>> radio contact with a sailboat. For some unfathomable reason, sailboaters
>>>do
>>> not monitor their radios. Every week-end I hear the Navy trying to make
>>> contact with a sailboat to no avail. I guess it's a "sailboat" thing to
>>>be
>>> oblivious to ones surroundings.
>>>
>>> Ralph Salerno
>>> M/V ANCORA
>>> Warm & sunny San Diego
>>>
>>> > down the ICW.  As he overtakes a sailboat under power, he attempts to
>>>hail
>>> the
>>> > boat to organize a "slow pass" but doesn't get an answer from the
>>> sailboat.
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