Sam What's the name of your 35-3? I race my 29-1 out of Tiburon YC and I always pay attention to C&C's. I do the big races, the Great Vallejo Race, the YRA 2nd half opener and the Season closer as well as the Jazz Cup so encounters with container ships and tankers are common.
I went to a presentation at Oakland YC by one of the pilots who told us there are sailor friendly and sailor unfriendly pilots. He mentioned they only use channel 13 and channel 14 (Vessel Traffic) so do as you were advised, call on 13. Sometimes I feel really sorry for them. Especially in races such as the 3 Bridge Fiasco and the Vallejo Race. But most give us room as long as they can see what we are doing Hope to see you out there. Ian Matthew C&C 29-1. "Siento el Viento" San Francisco Bay BTW. The boat that was dismasted by the tanker in the Solent was skippered by an ex Royal Navy Captain! On Thursday, June 9, 2016, Sam Wheeler via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I had an exciting freighter experience this past weekend. > > I went for a leisurely sunset sail with a couple of friends on Saturday > from San Francisco (where I had parked the boat for a few days) across the > bay to Emeryville (where I am permanently berthed). We were probably about > a half-mile south of the Bay Bridge when a cargo ship came under the bridge > and turned to port, east towards Oakland - a course that would cross well > ahead of us without ever getting close. > > About a minute after making the turn east, the freighter made a sudden > starboard turn to the west, which put it on course straight for us. The > wind was light and we weren't moving very fast, but our course was > perpendicular to the ship's, and I figured we would probably pass ahead of > it at this point. But it continues to bear down on us - those things > always move faster than I expect - and blows a few horn blasts, so we > scramble to fire up the engine and open up the throttle. > > With the engine going strong, we're in good shape to get out of the way. > All clear, we start to relax and laugh about the situation. Then the cargo > ship alters course again. At first I think I'm imagining it, but it's > turning steadily to port, apparently tracking us to stay aimed straight at > my boat, and continues to close the distance. > > So I hand off the wheel and run for the radio. Hail "unidentified cargo > vessel" (hard to read a name when it's coming straight at you) on channel > 16, and the Coast Guard helpfully tells me that ships only monitor 13. Try > again on the right channel. > > The pilot responds right away. It turns out he's just turning in a circle > to drop anchor. No danger, he sees us, and we're fine on our course. We > shut the engine down and had a nice sail the rest of the way. (Here's a > video <https://vimeo.com/169479667> of the post-freighter portion of the > trip.) > > Takeaways: > (1) Count the horns. My guess in retrospect is that he blew three to > indicate that he was in reverse and starting to slow down, not five for > "get out of the way if you don't want to be a smudge on my hull," which is > what I took it as. > > (2) I need get myself a handheld radio that I can use from the helm. > > Sam > 35-3 > SF > > On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Indigo via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cnc-list@cnc-list.com');>> wrote: > >> Here's the link to the video of the idiotic sailor who tried to cross in >> front of a freighter during Cowes Week in 2011. The skipper was fined GBP >> 3000! >> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_tUoUxzt9sI >> >> -- >> Jonathan >> Indigo C&C 35III >> SOUTHPORT CT >> >> On Jun 9, 2016, at 16:01, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cnc-list@cnc-list.com');>> wrote: >> >> Tanzer 26 actually broadsided a container ship >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >> like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All >> Contributions are greatly appreciated! >> >> > -- Ian Matthew "Siento el Viento" C&C 29 mk 1 San Francisco Bay Sent from my iPad using Gmail Mobile
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