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Smells scammy. Apologies if you are just an honest Russian Business man vacationing in the Pacific off the coast of California.
Its the scariest thing to be in a 100 yard wide channel and to have a tug pushing barges three wide and three long coming straight at you at 8 knots. There is nowhere to hide and these guys don't take any prisoners. A small mistake by either party could lead to massive damage and the waterway being blocked for days, or even weeks.
Hence CEVNI.
Hence CEVNI.
Donalex,
It sounds like navigating the upper Mississippi river. In places the channel is small enough that barge traffic is restricted to one direction at a time. On the bends there's no room for any other boat.
Our commercial barges will respond to pleasure craft calling for passing instructions, so they seem friendly. If you happen to get caught in the wrong place, there's nothing they can do to avoid you, so the smart skipper calls first.
Since my max speed is just slightly above the barge speed, it takes me several minutes to pass. There are few places on the river straight enough to give me the chance to pass, so I wait a lot.
You don't dare follow too close because their trust will knock your keel and rudder about.
It sounds like navigating the upper Mississippi river. In places the channel is small enough that barge traffic is restricted to one direction at a time. On the bends there's no room for any other boat.
Our commercial barges will respond to pleasure craft calling for passing instructions, so they seem friendly. If you happen to get caught in the wrong place, there's nothing they can do to avoid you, so the smart skipper calls first.
Since my max speed is just slightly above the barge speed, it takes me several minutes to pass. There are few places on the river straight enough to give me the chance to pass, so I wait a lot.
You don't dare follow too close because their trust will knock your keel and rudder about.
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