Small craft advisory

[Mark Johnson]

In all my years on the water, I've heard "small craft advisory" thousands of times....but still don't know what they consider small craft. Anyone know?MPJ

 

[Dave Young]

My training boat was small

A Santana 25 - fun but definately small.The official Washington Post definition:Winds in excess of 20 knots (23 mph), and less than 34 knots (39 mph), that may cause hazardous conditions for operators of small vessels.I know I can sail in 20 kts in my boat w/o (too much) fear.

 

[Dave Young]

Small craft

I should have looked deeper.Washington Post:Small CraftGenerally a vessel under 65 feet in length

 

[R. Palaia]

What CG captain told me

My friend who is a licenced coast guard captain (spent several years in the coast guard) and works for a hunter dealer told me that "small craft advisory" is for boats 27 feet or smaller.Roc

 

[Paul Akers]

Just looked it up

Check the following URL for the answer:http://137.148.49.10/nws/education/exmarine.html

 

[Geoff Kloster]

Or perhaps

My instructor of some years back was right in saying it means power boats go in and sail boats go out.