yes, I noticed this technique by the boatmen in dos palmas (keeping the direction of the boat as perpendicular as possible, rather than parallel to the direction of the waves) :-)
On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 10:37 AM, tutubi <tut...@backpackingphilippines.com>wrote: > Hi Rally, > > I have a trace of the Dos Palmas ferry route (and even pearl farm) but > i didn't upload them when i saw the route is already there. Perhaps I > can check. Also, the islands of Honda Bay are not tagged they way > locals call the islands...just remembered it now...will correct later > :P > > ferry routes also depends on directions of the waves i.e. boatmen and > sailors don't approach waves head on but at around 45 degrees to > lessen impact. > > i used to boat around laguna lake as a child and that was one of the > things experienced boatmen taught me :P > > --- > I explore, therefore I blog. > > http://www.backpackingphilippines.com > > > > On 5/30/11, Rally de Leon <rall...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think we can add non-gps ferry route on water bays known to be deep > enough > > (eg subic area), or no known fishpens or fish cages in the area. (not > > recommended in laguna de bay). > > > > In night-time or zero-visibility navigation using untested ferrt route, > > smaller pump boats may end up going through fishnets :-) > > > > eg. the short pumpboat ride between Dos Palmas Resort & Isla Punting > > Buhangin can be tricky since there are shallow water/sand bars > > > -- >
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