[TSOJOURNER]

Having sailed extensively outside the US
I always use an anchor light in the fore traingle, which is required by international regulations.

How do US sailors get by with just a masthead light?

Bill

 

[Guest]

According to COLREGS "(b) A vessel of less than 50 meters in length (at anchor) may exhibit an all-round white light where it can best be seen instead of the lights prescribed in paragraph (a) of this Rule."

Jeff

 

[ggray]

I prefer lower anchor lights, but knowing a single one will be blocked from some directions by mast and covered sails, I usually rig one on each shroud.

 

[Minnewaska]

Record setting necrophiliac thread revival? Damn near 20 years. Let's see someone beat that.

I assume you mean, in addition to the all around anchor light at the top of the mast.

 

[zeehag]

i have seen the ineffectiveness of masthead lights personally.
i use a very bright led in a perko lantern into which i have installed led BRIGHT white light. the original was only visible for 3 miles.. now it has 5 mile visibility, placed in the foretriangle is visible to all, pangas and sailboats and powerboats.
i have witnessed how masthead lights blend in with the ambient hillside local house lighting and made mine better and more visible.

 

[Minnewaska]

Nothing like spreader up-lights to make it pretty clear what's up ahead. Now that they come in LED, the power is much more manageable.

 

[ggray]

Record setting necrophiliac thread revival? Damn near 20 years. Let's see someone beat that.

You got me there!

I must have been bored to read that far back!

 

[SV Siren]

Record setting necrophiliac thread revival? Damn near 20 years. Let's see someone beat that.

I assume you mean, in addition to the all around anchor light at the top of the mast.

You can't go back much further, the oldest goes back to 2000 AD I believe..