If I dinghy after dark I’ll often wear a “headlight” with several LEDs that make me moderately visible and also help me find my boat and avoid collisions at night with no moonlight. Once in Vineyard Haven when it was both dark and foggy, I must have driven through the mooring field for 10 minutes before I actually found my boat. Every masthead anchor light looks the same in the dark..
For the same reason, we use a floating dinghy painter that has reflective tracers so it can be seen when the dinghy hangs off the back of the boat at anchorage. Chuck Gilchrest S/V Half Magic 1983 35 Landfall Padanaram, MA From: CnC-List <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> Cc: David Knecht <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
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