Your guess?
Jul 8, 2018 08:07:15 #
Water under the keel is better than poor shelter, just an opinion of course.
Jul 8, 2018 08:10:06 #
Jul 8, 2018 08:19:13 #
I may be missing something but I don’t see anything untoward. Their paths will be quite a distance apart when they cross. Port-to-port is the rule for close crossing but not relevant here. Riding out thunderstorms is pretty routine if you’re into boating. I suppose the test answer is the one on the left since she is heading out while the one on the right is heading in (red marker on right of right hand boat).
Jul 8, 2018 08:41:52 #
RonKoris wrote:
Which one of these boaters would you guess is the stupid one?
All of them. There was a weather forecast, and those clouds didn't appear spontaneously.
Jul 8, 2018 08:50:17 #
The one on the right is not pulling a skier. He has just correctly passed between a red and a green marker returning from the ocean in a very narrow channel. The one on the left is not turning to the right to properly pass the other boat. He also appears to be heading for some obstructions in the water that may be poles or pilings.
Jul 8, 2018 08:59:30 #
There are markers there, cant make out the colors though
IBM wrote:
Can not see any infraction from eather ,the water is not rough ,there is no colour channel markers around ,there going to
Pass on the right of each other ,are you refusing to potential lightening from the clouds, that is not a given ,two small to see if there
Waring life savers ,they may have the small ones which blow up when you pull a string , so it may be you, are the answer to your own
Question .
Pass on the right of each other ,are you refusing to potential lightening from the clouds, that is not a given ,two small to see if there
Waring life savers ,they may have the small ones which blow up when you pull a string , so it may be you, are the answer to your own
Question .
Jul 8, 2018 09:43:32 #
Jul 8, 2018 10:30:50 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
Water under the keel is better than poor shelter, just an opinion of course.
Totally agree. Heading in can put you in shallow water when the storm hits. For thunderstorms, we would heave to near a boat with a taller mast. Summer storms are just a fact of life if you’re a sailboater since heading to port can take some time.
Jul 8, 2018 11:10:54 #
jaycoffman
Loc: San Diego
It looks to me like the boat to the left is going out into the storm so either s/he has a good reason and a lot of experience or is inexperienced and stupid. All the other boats--even the one towing water skiers--are heading in ahead of the storm.
Jul 8, 2018 11:58:44 #
dennis2146 wrote:
That skier looks like a sign to me as it is to the side of the boat’s wake. That is how it looks to me.
Dennis
Dennis
You are right Dennis after zooming 100% I see that now. It is hell to get old and things don't work as well as they used too. Thanks
Tom
Jul 8, 2018 12:11:48 #
Amielee
Loc: Eastern Washington State
The boat on the right has the red channel marker to the right and the green to the left. (Red Right Returning) He is headed to safe harbor. The boat on the left is headed out to sea in what appears to be a violent storm. The very dark clouds contain a lot of water. He could be due for a very rough ride.
Jul 8, 2018 12:50:11 #
tshift wrote:
The one on the right for sure, look close. He has a skier he is pulling. Dumb-ass. Thanks
Tom
Tom
Not a skier, Dumb Ass?
Jul 8, 2018 13:16:45 #
jaycoffman
Loc: San Diego
dennis2146 wrote:
That skier looks like a sign to me as it is to the side of the boat’s wake. That is how it looks to me.
Dennis
Dennis
You are right--I though it was a skier too but I just had surgery around my eyes and I'm not seeing particularly well. But I blew it up and sure enough--that skier is not moving.
Jul 8, 2018 13:31:39 #
Both are equally stupid the visible wakes are from the periscope of two Russian submarines about to collide in the shallow water off the North Carolina coast.
Jul 8, 2018 13:48:09 #
jaycoffman
Loc: San Diego
waldron7 wrote:
Both are equally stupid the visible wakes are from the periscope of two Russian submarines about to collide in the shallow water off the North Carolina coast.
Ah, upon closer examination--now I see them...
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