[Rhodes22-list] anchor light

[David Bradley]

If camping on an inland lake at night, I would surely surely want to
have an all-around light on the mast, and would have additional lights
in the cockpit during evening hours.

Two summers ago a couple was camping in their sailboat on Lake
Washington and they were run down at night by a drunken boater in a
high-speed boat.  The woman was killed.

Soberly,

Dave B
Seattle


On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 5:08 AM, Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Joe,
> This is just my opinion.  It's important to have some kind of light to
> burn at night even when you are out of the channel and on an inland
> lake.  Here in East Tennessee we usually have a report at least once a
> year of either bass boaters or jet skiers running into docks or other
> things late at night.  A nice secluded cove is no protection.  Any light
> is good.  It doesn't mean a drunken boater will see you, but maybe it
> will make some difference.  We have an all around light on the masthead
> which works for anchor or steaming according to CG.  Some people hang a
> lantern in the rigging for an anchor light.
> Best,
> Joe
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