Fog... no fun at all

[ShaneOnYou]

Pretty disappointed in myself today... made a foolish decision and decided to head out to fire island this morning without checking the weather first...

I had about 4 miles visability when I left and Needless to say about 40 mins into the trip the fog rolled in to the point I couldn't see the bow of my boat... it got scary fast.. I don't like fog... don't get me wrong.. i can use my electronics and I was confident in my ability to travel safely, but still made me stressed, especially with my family on board... so i made a good decision at that point and was able to take safe harbor at Tobay (local jones beach Marina on the state channel for town of oyster bay residents only)..

Even though I'm not a resident they were extremely nice and were willing to let me stay at resident rates... the fog ended up lifting for a little bit and I finished my trip out here and now I'm fogged in here.. but at least I'm here safe and sound.. and I'll get stranded in fire island any day.. I love it here.. I'm a different person, I can really relax here like no where else..

But I'm still pretty disappointed in my choices today.. especially with my family on the boat... lesson learned.. just thought I would share so others don't make same foolish mistake as me..

Hope everyone is having a nicer weekend than we are in the north east..

- Andrew


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[b_arrington]

North shore was very foggy this morning too, but not until I got to the water. Staying on land was an easy decision only because my boat is still on the dry waiting to go in. Glad you made it safely.

 

[Gofirstclass]

Making that go/no-go decision can be difficult. I don't mind fog so much if I have a working radar and gps/plotter. I've always said that anyone can skipper a boat in calm seas and clear skies. They don't do anything to build your competency and confidence level. It's only when you push your boundaries that you become a better skipper. Foolishness doesn't count in this decision making parameter though. Stoopid never won any awards.

But I would bet that now that you have handled yourself in a heavy fog the next time you encounter it you will not be as upset.

 

[boatman37]

Glad you made it safely and that you recognized your errors. I'm still pretty new so mainly only boat in daylight hours and stay in a familiar area. Next weekend we will be out pretty late as there are fireworks on the river. We could stay at our marina and watch but there are bridges that block much of the view so the plan is to head out and anchor for awhile then head in after the fireworks. I have been out in the dark a couple of times and go at no-wake speed even though I am pretty familiar with the area. Not sure what I would do if I hit fog that bad...lol

 

[mnm99]

I was thankful I had family plans this weekend preventing me from going out, Kinda..you know what I mean. Anyway , I went down to my marina in the morning and this is what it looked like, 8am sat. Behind that white is a couple hundred boats on moorings! My friend left to CT around 11am and was okay. The fog rolled in again around 6:30pm. When I bought my boat I bought the best radar I could afford, If I use it once it's worth it to me. Fog is scary stuff....Glad your safe