It depends on the mood of the marine cops. As long as you are going slow, they seem OK with a white light mostly. Don’t be running around at 20 knots that way though. ANY light is better than none. I was leaving Annapolis one dark night when suddenly there was a loud squeak and someone started yelling. I had managed to hit someone in an inflatable and it sounded like a basketball on a wood floor LOL. The dinghy skipper was curing up a storm, but otherwise unharmed. I advised him that a black rubber boat on a dark night being rowed by someone in dark clothes was quite the stealth boat and the next boat that hit him might not be doing 5 knots ;)
Joe Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David Risch via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 8:37 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: David Risch <davidrisc...@msn.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Dinghy lights In my experience…as long as you have life jackets aboard and are not being an obnoxious jerk (drunk, too fast etc) on the water, a flashlight should be fine. David F. Risch Gulf Stream Associates (401) 419-4650 From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>> On Behalf Of David Knecht via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 8:20 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list <CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com>> Cc: David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com<mailto:davidakne...@gmail.com>> Subject: Stus-List Dinghy lights I have a flashlight on my dinghy that I use for motoring out to my boat at night through the mooring field. My sense is that this is legal according to: A power-driven vessel of less than 7 metres (23.0 ft) whose maximum speed does not exceed 7 knots (13 km/h; 8 mph) must be capable of showing a white light I want to make sure this is current and I am presuming that “capable of” would include a handheld flashlight. I have read a few horror stories of people being cited by police for violating dinghy regulations and want to make sure I am legal or need an all around white light. Dave S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT [cid:image001.png@01D5477E.B05A3190]
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