Re: Solo Cir***navigation

Larry wrote:
> Scott ***ton <no@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
> news:MPG.22bf8c85f21449b69896a0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 server.austin.rr.com:
>
>> http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/2008_06_14_archive.html
>
> Why doesn't the CG enforce the laws requiring you to "keep a sharp
> lookout at all times" and stop these insane thrill seekers, so they
> don't have to look for them later?

I just returned from a 2 month "insane thrill-seeking" single-handed
cruise
to Bermuda.  It was my third "insane thrill-seeking" such cruise since
1987,
and I recommend it to those with the inclination.  However getting back to
Larry's question, how exactly could the Colregs be enforced in situations
like this, since one cannot usually be apprehended for a crime one might
commit in the future?  That is, most of the time single-handers are awake
and therefore at least capable of keeping a lookout and being in
compliance.
Is the USCG supposed to listen carefully for snoring, and then pounce?


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