most boats will go being to the when were not under power. Bill Donovan <trailersource@mindspring.com> wrote: >Ralph, Randy and George: > >One more minor point. My experience with almost every trawler I have >operated (and many other types of boats) is the boat will go beam to >the wind when dead in the water. Seems to happen nearly always. Of >course, it depends on the shape of the sail area, but trawlers seem >to be neutral bow vs. stern. > >Bill > > >At 09:07 AM 3/9/2012, Ghechtman wrote: >>Ralph your discussion about wind is generally correct, though >>sailboats behave differently than twin engine flat transom power >>boats, but the OP was about current, in which case your guideline is >>not correct. But back to etiquette. >> >>I have found that in general the people on the other side do have >>their radio on, usually on the bridge channel (9 south of North >>Carolina, 13 in NC,VA and MD), so I try that first then 16. Unless I >>feel that standing off is difficult, I usually let the other guys go >>first so I have a cleaner path on through. Often times, even with >>the current behind you, it is much easier to stand off than maneuver >>through a crowd of small boats. 80% of the time, we are the biggest >>widest boat. I do not consider myself a master helmsman, but >>experience has instructed me how to mitigate my skill deficits. >> >>In South Florida, my main strategy is to avoid the ICW entirely and >>use the ocean. If conditions don't permit that, then go at dawn >>before the commuter rush hour on land and most boaters. Avoid the >>weekends too; there are a large number of very poor boaters there, >>either ignorant, rude, or both. You have to deploy defensive boating >>practices as the dumbest things will happen. Then, adjust my speed >>between bridges so that I arrive very close to the opening time to >>cut "hanging around time" to a bare minimum. Almost all the urban >>bridges open at defined times, though you still have to call and >>request an opening. This strategy comes into play in parts of North >>Carolina (Wrightsville, Figure Eight, Surf City) and all of Virginia. >> >>George >>Hatteras 56MY >>Boston Whaler 130 Sport >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com >> >>To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, >>unsubscribe, etc.) go to: >>http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com > > >_______________________________________________ >http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com > >To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, >unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com

Should have been BEAM to....not BEING. most boats will go beam to the when were not under power. R. -----Original Message----- From: great-loop-bounces@lists.trawlering.com [mailto:great-loop-bounces@lists.trawlering.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Yost Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 11:32 AM To: Bill Donovan; great-loop@lists.trawlering.com Subject: Re: GL: Bridge etiquette ICW most boats will go being to the when were not under power. Bill Donovan <trailersource@mindspring.com> wrote: >