| ▲ | medion 2 days ago |
| Did the same voyage in a similarly sized boat, solo. Departed Berkeley then out under the bridge to half moon bay, then off the deep end for Honolulu. Took a bit longer than expected and was nearly hit by a passing vessel, but smooth sailing otherwise! |
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| ▲ | Full_Clark 2 days ago | parent [-] |
| I'd like to know more about the near-miss. Was it close to either port or was it during the open-ocean portion of the voyage? The "Loose Ends" section of Teplow's write-up mentions that he didn't bring along a radar detector. Then or now, would a radar detector significantly increase a solo sailor's situational awareness? |
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| ▲ | medion 17 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | It was with a freighter, China to Panama bound - no one on watch - about a quarter of the way across to Hawaii. My boat was so small it was mostly invisible to radar - I spotted it on the horizon, but it appeared to be on a parallel course so I wasn't too worried - I went back to sleep and was woken by engines. After crash gybing out of the way, I radioed the vessel many times, with no response. Out of paranoia I then did the rest of the leg with a strobe on - my next encounter was a vessel that had stopped because it thought I was in distress... | |
| ▲ | bagels 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | Better would be active radar, but it all helps, especially when you have to sleep. |
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