I sail out of Whitby, Near Toronto, North shore of lake ON. North shore is
Canada, south shore is USA, upstate NY. For boaters on both sides, the
35nm crossing is a routine weekend cruise, probably been like this for 100
years or more.
A neighbour at my marina installed an AIS transmitter and now gets
regularly stopped by the US coastguard when the US shore is approached, the
AIS presumably identifying his CS36 as a foreign invader and potential
threat to national security.
I'll stay stealthy I think... ;-)
Dave
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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:00:44 +0000
From: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com>
To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List AIS VHF
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It looks like the HS-35 is the wireless handset for the RS-35? It looks
like a nice setup.
Do you think that having the AIS transmit is that important? What have
mariners been doing for thousands of years? Sometimes all this automation
seems to make us let aware and more careless. Auto-helms that drive
straight into navaids. Volvo Ocean racers that run across well marked
reefs. I foresee small boats getting run over by big boats because they
thought the big boat would see their AIS.
I read and article (IIRC - BoatUS) years ago about proposed legislation
which would mandate any boat equipped with AIS to have it on and
transmitting. You know for our own safety. I don't mind the ability to
transmit my location but the proposition of a mandate is enough to keep me
from buying.
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
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