[Rhodes22-list] Sailing at Night

[Bill Effros]

I love to sail at night.  It's really interesting.  But it really helps 
to know where you are at any given time.  This requires a full-time 
skilled navigator.  It you don't have one on board, a GPS will do in a 
pinch if you have lost sight of your bearings.

Bill Effros

Mary Lou Troy wrote:

>Ed,
>While I don't like being out in fog and low visibility (it's almost never zero) any cruising sailor can get caught in a sudden rainstorm or have to make it home in low visibility. The Rhodes 22 makes a wonderful cruising boat for a couple. We find our handheld GPS a solid backup to our coastal navigation skills. Among other things we know when we are entering a shipping channel and the quickest way across which in low visibility is a real plus.
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>Mary Lou
>1991  R22 Fretless
>Ft. Washington, PA / Rock Hall, MD & Swan Creek
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>>From: ed kroposki <ekroposki at charter.net>
>>Date: Fri Feb 10 08:00:43 CST 2006
>>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] GPS reply to Captain Meltzer, Dave, Art, ...
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>>Michael,
>>	A Rhodes 22 should not be out in fog and zero visibility.  However,
>>if you are then you should also have radar.  Do you have radar?  
>>	Mr. Rummy posted your email site last fall, was this just a follow
>>up?  
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>>Art, 
>>	Your reply to Dave will get you on Mr. Rummy's black list.
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>>Dave,
>>	Captain Keller did not inform you of his South Carolina and Georgia
>>coastal trips.  You will have to search the archives for those informative
>>posts.  
>>	Dave said regarding Stan, "May delivery here assuming he is on
>>schedule with his new construction process."  So explain to the list what
>>his new construction process is?  Is he not using Calvin to make one boat at
>>a time?  Or has he enclosed a room so that he can have it warmer and work
>>even on the coldest days?  You let it slip, now the details.  
>>	If you need a fancy GPS for Lake Champlain, have you considered a
>>sonar unit to look for Nessie?
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>>Todd,
>>	Lighten up. 
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>>Bill,
>>	Slim is the one with the hair.
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>>Ed K
>>Greenville, SC, USA
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