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Winterstale said:
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If they were watching? Maybe? The post noted a 5pm timeframe. That would mean a crew in the bright sun for hours coupled with a low sun. The big cats also have a lot of stuff to block the helmsman's sight. 5 and the BVI alchol may also be a factor. A higher sun angle with someone on the now would have been a plus. 24/7 someone with a paper charge and the commitment and the knowledge to use it would have prevented the snafooooo.... Or you can just keep your head down and follow your iPhone around.


How about just reading a cruising guide??? Almost every boat comes with one from the charter companies. We go over EVERY entrance before we head in, even if we've done it many times before, just to make sure Brian and I are in sync. I don't care what the "big cats" have to block a view -- this sounds to me like downright BRAIN block. I'm sorry this happened to them but good Lord, that reef practically jumps up out of the water at you and says "Hi there! I'm a big reef! Might wanna go another way!" <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />
I TOTALLY agree with Evan and do the same as Bridget and Brian....Before I leave USA I print out my approach to each island from the Cruising Guide on the Moorings site. Before I leave an island or port I get out my paperwork and refresh myself on everything. Folks like Kim and Ward & Evan and Nina are there so often they may find that silly but....I am there once a year and I just get a warm fuzzy by having that right in front of me. I have gotten to where it truly is like a kid's security blanket...I don't need it...but I just feel better having it there and I do look at it before each approach. I hate hearing stuff like folks having to endure things like this. I rarely make the trip without seeing something that makes me scratch my head and thank God I have been blessed not to have fallen prey to some of these mistakes...not that I haven't made some....but thank God it didn't involve having to be rescued in the process and being "taken off" my boat.

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