tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post6955347757814601573..comments2023-09-25T08:48:48.104-07:00Comments on John Vigor's Blog: Ethics of singlehanded ocean racingJohn Vigorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215080385571534292noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-34171677258139264212012-12-10T09:29:30.200-08:002012-12-10T09:29:30.200-08:00Rado, a vessel engaged in fishing is unable to man...Rado, a vessel engaged in fishing is unable to maneuver to avoid a collision and is therefore accorded special rights under the rules.<br /><br />John V.John Vigorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215080385571534292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-2188256998850240082012-12-10T08:56:53.140-08:002012-12-10T08:56:53.140-08:00And what about the fishing vessels involved? Is it...And what about the fishing vessels involved? Is it not their responsibility to maintain watch too?S/V Fainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072402387601061824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-81999661529042142052012-12-08T00:10:18.691-08:002012-12-08T00:10:18.691-08:00I have done a number of single-handed ocean crossi...I have done a number of single-handed ocean crossings and you're correct. :The biggest challenge is sleep deprivation. I sleep in half hour on/off snatches using an oven timer to wake me. Then in the daylight I sleep a bit longer with the (perhaps naive) hope that shipping will see me. In fact it may be easier to spot a light in the dead of night than a white sail against a whitecapped sea in the day. Having said that, and admitting that single-handing precludes you from maintaining a proper lookout, I have never once in 50 000 miles ever had to change course to prevent a collision. The ship and the yacht are pinpricks on a vast ocean and the chances of collision,though real, are slim. KevinHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-81814762345365538462012-12-07T17:16:10.886-08:002012-12-07T17:16:10.886-08:00Junaid, they do. But you can never account for the...Junaid, they do. But you can never account for the human factor. Remember the famous collision between the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm? (If not Wikipedia will put you right.) They had each other in view on radar and still steered straight for each other.<br /><br />John V.John Vigorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215080385571534292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-54751376766178781522012-12-07T16:02:07.533-08:002012-12-07T16:02:07.533-08:00Considering the amount of money sloshing around in...Considering the amount of money sloshing around in these races, I would have thought these guys would have AIS and/or radar with proximity alarms. Junaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354145632284897768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-41535079623471430152012-12-07T15:15:09.109-08:002012-12-07T15:15:09.109-08:00John,
we just had two large vessels collide in th...John,<br /><br />we just had two large vessels collide in the North Sea, how this can happen with today's AIS technology I don't know.<br />I would hope the single-handed boats have AIS receivers on-board to warn them of approaching boats. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com