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Old 07-02-2010, 05:18 AM   #15
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Cool Ocean Practices vs. Winnipesaukee's Rules...

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Originally Posted by NoBozo View Post
"...Be prepared to turn your lights ON if a boat looks like it may pass close to your position. I've always wondered what the correct lights to display should be when Drifting at night. You're not anchored so that's out. You're not underway so the running lights don't seem correct. I think Drifting at night without lights is a probably a Punishable Criminal Offense...."
There is a proper lighting sequence for a vessel that isn't "under command" (but moving). In a busy boating circumstance, I'd use common sense.

Just a reminder that anchoring at night on Lake Winnipesaukee is not permitted; also, that the Captain is the sole party responsible for safe operation of the vessel—and the safe return of his passengers—regardless of the lighting of any object or hazard.
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