Yeah Jerry, I've mentioned this to Duane too a few times; however, he seems to do more than well with his audio cues. Those less experienced at kayak crossings (across those channels), of course, would be better to err on the side of a more cautioned navigational approach. I tend to shy away from foggy crossing where I live as there's just too much current to also contend with. > Duane, > At the risk of repeating a response of mine to one of your earlier trip > descriptions, are you not terrified of being run over by a large ship when > crossing the lanes in fog? > > Jerry > >> Paddlewisers, >> >> Earlier this week, I did a 3-day crossing/island hopping trip, and during >> the 18 nautical mile crossing back, I had one of those crossings that >> reminds me of why I like crossings so much. >> >> During the last 4 hours of the 5.5 hour crossing back, I was in thick >> fog. I really like how fog turns the visual world into one of sounds. I >> didn't bring a GPS on this solo trip, so it was up to me and my compass. >> Halfway across the channel is an oil rig, and with it's fog horn, I used >> it as a navigational stepping stone. >> >> Closer to shore, the fog horn at the harbor I was heading for helped zero >> me in. I aimed a bit left, found the surf zone, and followed it for a few >> minutes to the harbor jetty. The fog was still so thick, I never saw the >> outside break wall. >> >> Don't need no stinking GPS! >> >> My photo journal of the trip is at: >> >> http://duane.smugmug.com/Other/AnaCruzCrossings/9499584 >> >> Duane >> Southern California *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Sep 06 2009 - 20:20:27 PDT
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