Glass Dhu
Submitted by beau on Mon, 2014-06-16 17:21
We got 3 dhuies all similar size in as many drops in absolute glass off conditions late Saturday arvo south of Rotto.
Dissaponting to see 4 or 5 boats out on five fathom bank and north channel at Garden Island with absolutley no lights on, I could just make them out with the industrial strip lit up behind them, and those are the ones I did see.. Came within 30m of one on the bank before I saw them. Sent a shiver down my spine thats for sure..
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JohnF
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Hmmm, good point beau. We
Hmmm, good point beau. We steamed back Sat nite in the dark and did not see many boats.....maybe I now know why.....
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
beau
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Yeah if it wasnt for the
Yeah if it wasnt for the coast so lit up I wouldnt have seen them! Scary thought!
outdoinit
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Yeah not nice ah
Have had that happen to us before aswell.. I reckon they are livin with a death wish not having some sort of light onboard atleast....
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..
Swompa
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I did a race around Cockburn
I did a race around Cockburn sound at night about 10 years back. Sailing along at 10 knots, not making a huge amount of noise (wonders of sailing) we came across a couple of blokes fishing. First we knew of them was when they shouted "holey f*ck"
Portable nav lights cost $30...simple really
beau
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Even the kayakers had nav
Even the kayakers had nav lights on and I could see them from a couple hundred meters away.
Swompa
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That Dhu is nice and pretty
That Dhu is nice and pretty though, but did you find the herring?