>>I have sailed the Chesapeake a lot, but I have no >>qualms about sailing it at night, provided you >>follow the rules, so to speak. >>It is seldom crowded except in certain locations, >>and those can be dealt with. > > Yes but the person didn't operate his boat in a safe manner - he was obviously > too tired (as you were) or too sick. If he had stayed outside the shipping > lanes, he would have been OK I think. But he wasn't familiar with the area > and > he didn't stay outside the shipping lanes, and even though he was a SSCA > Commadore (and so obviously quite experienced), he paid the price.
Much of the time tugs and barges run outside the shipping channels in the Bay. If there is good water and they have the chance to cut a corner they will do so. Further, if there is a lot of big ship traffic in the channel they will stay outside to reduce risk. That said, I often sail at night on the Bay with little difficulty. Keep your eyes open and follow the rules. Sailing at night is great. sail fast, dave S/V Auspicious _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
