> We (the Danish) were sailing around the world > before America was a nation. We are a seafaring nation and respected around > the world for our knowledge of Maritime issues.
<snip> > I'd rather be fishing. John, Perhaps you could help me understand something that I have been curious about for some time. In May 2006 I sailed through the Skagerrak to the North Sea. Sailing along the northwest coast of Denmark at night with masthead tricolor we were hunted / chased / something or other by small boats (10 - 30 metres I'd guess). We sailed to avoid them but they consistently moved into our new path with each course change. No one responded to calls on VHF channel 16. The boats were lit with conventional power navigation lights, no additional lights for fishing or trawling, and no deck lights of consequence. In the end, the point of closest approach was usually a hundred metres or so. In some cases we passed to seaward and in others toward shore. Might these have been fishing boats protecting their territories from an unknown interloper (us)? Perhaps moving to protect nets without carrying the correct lights? I have been idly curious about this for some time. 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
