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Forum: General Sailing Forum

28-10-2013, 15:12

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Question for those who sail at night or solo

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Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Question for those who sail at night or solo

I heard them talking on SSB, and the guys I heard weren't speaking Japanese. It sounded closer to Mandarin. I don't understand these languages, but I can tell some of them apart. Their position...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

28-10-2013, 07:05

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Question for those who sail at night or solo

Views: 9,438

Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Question for those who sail at night or solo

The fishing fleets I see out there are talking on the radio in what sounds like Chinese. I assumed they were going after tuna, but not speaking the language I could be wrong. Big boats, lots of...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-10-2013, 18:23

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Question for those who sail at night or solo

Views: 9,438

Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Question for those who sail at night or solo

The tuna fleet in the north east Pacific is many hundreds of miles from shore, where the depth is 2000+ fathoms. Of course these boats are lit up so you can see the glow beyond the horizon!

Forum: General Sailing Forum

26-10-2013, 16:59

Replies: 68

Question for those who sail at night or solo

Views: 9,438

Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Question for those who sail at night or solo

Here's another one: Solo circumnavigator extraordinaire Francis Joyon falls asleep and hits the rocks (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/jul/14/thisweekssciencequestions1).

I used to sail...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

20-10-2013, 13:40

Replies: 68

Question for those who sail at night or solo

Views: 9,438

Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Question for those who sail at night or solo

I can see Forward Scanning Sonar being useful when creeping slowly through smooth water, but how does it do when sailing at 6-8 kts in 5-10 ft seas? Can it give a warning in enough time to take...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

20-10-2013, 00:36

Replies: 68

Question for those who sail at night or solo

Views: 9,438

Posted By Paul Elliott

Re: Question for those who sail at night or solo

I sail long distances with a full crew, and we keep constant watch. But sailing at night, I have no illusions about being able to see and avoid debris -- we rely on the laws of probability.
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