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| - | ==== Rat Island Race (+crossing from Whidbey through shipping lane) ==== | + | ==== Rat Island Race (+crossing from Whidbey through shipping lane, right of way) ==== |
| **Reivers Dustin** \\ | **Reivers Dustin** \\ | ||
| 06/12/06 #1408 | 06/12/06 #1408 | ||
| - | Joost & Randy (maybe others) have paddled across to P.T. from the Ferry\\ | + | Joost & Randy (maybe others) have paddled across to P.T. from the Ferry Launch to do this race. |
| - | Launch to do this race. | + | |
| - | The crossing looks like about 3 miles. The race is about 6. Saving a\\ | + | The crossing looks like about 3 miles. The race is about 6. Saving a buck on the Ferry fees? Priceless. |
| - | buck on the Ferry fees? Priceless. | + | |
| - | Is anyone else thinking about doing the crossing on their race boat?\\ | + | Is anyone else thinking about doing the crossing on their race boat? It might be good to paddle-pool. |
| - | It might be good to paddle-pool. | + | |
| RD | RD | ||
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| 06/12/06 #1409 | 06/12/06 #1409 | ||
| - | Reivers….I'm game to do it again. Joost, Hammer and I did it last\\ | + | Reivers….I'm game to do it again. Joost, Hammer and I did it last year. Easy trip over, fun race, and then the fun began on the trip back. There was a very large rip current on the trip back to Whidbey. Hammer went over and had a hell of a time remounting his boat. The trip over and back (including the race) was about 19 miles total. The currents that dragged us out to sea helped increase our mileage.\\ |
| - | year. Easy trip over, fun race, and then the fun began on the trip\\ | + | |
| - | back. There was a very large rip current on the trip back to Whidbey.\\ | + | |
| - | Hammer went over and had a hell of a time remounting his boat. The trip\\ | + | |
| - | over and back (including the race) was about 19 miles total. The\\ | + | |
| - | currents that dragged us out to sea helped increase our mileage.\\ | + | |
| Larry G | Larry G | ||
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| 06/12/06 #1411 | 06/12/06 #1411 | ||
| - | To all. I've rowed from Whidbey Island to PT several times. Point Wilson sees the most shipping traffic in the Puget Sound. You travel at, say, 8 knots to vector a freighter traveling at 25 knots. You want to be on the west side of a southbound freighter to ride the wake. You do the math and judge closing speed accordingly (and safely) to get a great ride!\\ | + | To all. I've rowed from Whidbey Island to PT several times. Point Wilson sees the most shipping traffic in the Puget Sound. You travel at, say, 8 knots to vector a freighter traveling at 25 knots. You want to be on the west side of a southbound freighter to ride the wake. You do the math and judge closing speed accordingly (and safely) to get a great ride! All large vessels are required by federal law to communicate with VTS so monitor VHF Ch 5a and 14 to hear what's heading in or out the Straits.\\ |
| - | All large vessels are required by federal law to communicate with VTS so monitor VHF Ch 5a and 14 to hear what's heading in or out the Straits.\\ | + | |
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| To get accurate seas and wind reportage, go to: [[http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/NW_Straits_Sound.shtm|http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/NW_Straits_Sound.shtm]] | To get accurate seas and wind reportage, go to: [[http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/NW_Straits_Sound.shtm|http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/NW_Straits_Sound.shtm]] | ||
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| 06/13/06 #1412 | 06/13/06 #1412 | ||
| - | I've seen paddlers going hard for an intercept with large boats\\ | + | I've seen paddlers going hard for an intercept with large boats several times. It's true that if you want a good wake ride you've got to be very near the boat. But some of these guys must have testicles that almost sink the kayak. It just looks like lunacy. |
| - | several times. It's true that if you want a good wake ride you've\\ | + | |
| - | got to be very near the boat. But some of these guys must have\\ | + | |
| - | testicles that almost sink the kayak. It just looks like lunacy. | + | |
| - | If someone here knows about large vessel management maybe you can\\ | + | If someone here knows about large vessel management maybe you can clarify the issue somewhat. From what I know about it, even the tremendously manuverable ferries, can't really adjust course by the time they see a paddler or rower. They pretty much have an understanding with the CG that they should try to call in a collision if they see it. |
| - | clarify the issue somewhat. From what I know about it, even the\\ | + | |
| - | tremendously manuverable ferries, can't really adjust course by the\\ | + | |
| - | time they see a paddler or rower. They pretty much have an\\ | + | |
| - | understanding with the CG that they should try to call in a collision\\ | + | |
| - | if they see it. | + | |
| - | The only bit of maritime law I recall on this says "the more\\ | + | The only bit of maritime law I recall on this says "the more manuverable vessel must yield". |
| - | manuverable vessel must yield". | + | |
| - | Peter? Simon? anybody know why these crazy guys should'nt win a\\ | + | Peter? Simon? anybody know why these crazy guys should'nt win a darwin award? (You know, a prize for taking stupid gene's out of the gene pool.) |
| - | darwin award? (You know, a prize for taking stupid gene's out of the\\ | + | |
| - | gene pool.) | + | |
| Great weather/wind link, and good post on vessel traffic, Dale. | Great weather/wind link, and good post on vessel traffic, Dale. | ||
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