Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Fog

The next two days were shrouded by fog. I anchored at Carver's Cove in the Fox Islands Thorofare on the 6th and then left in dense fog to sail to Rockland to pick up Karen on the 7th. The fog lifted a bit near North Haven and then lifted as I approached Rockland Harbor. This is the view of Carver's Cove!













All of the fog navigation tools came out.












I had never actually used the compressed air horn, but as I approached the middle of West Penobscot Bay, a small radar image popped up and kept getting closer. I gave a long and two short air blasts and ten seconds later a sailboat came out of the fog aiming right for me. he and I both changed courses and he called over, "Your horn scared me, I guess I wasn't paying attention."





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