[Rhodes22-list] Light in the End

[Mary Lou Troy]

Well, I'm sitting here grinning imagining Michael's 40+ knot fairies and 
then the decoder ring kicked in and I realized he meant ferries. Oh well, 
it was a good way to start the day.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Ft. Washington, PA / Swan Creek, MD


At 11:38 PM 12/5/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>sitting in the cabin might be a good idea at dock or anchor, but generally 
>I get wind and waves also with lighting. lashing the
>tiller and lying ahull is not always the best bet, an autopilot will not 
>be able to handle it, running with it if you have the room
>or heading up and pinching at wave tops might be better. Also  you are 
>still "under command" and have to maintain a proper lookout,
>getting run over will ruin your day(the 100ton + stuff will not be able to 
>see you, your boat will not show up on radar and they can
>not stop and have a hard time turning, might not even know they hit you, 
>their damage will be fixed with a gallon of paint at the
>next port of call) Did I mention 40+ knots fairies?.
>
>MJM