Safely Navigating through Four Channels converging on one another.

[@db7819z]

I love that you picked Wood’s Hole it’s such a perfect critical example. Massachusetts boating is Epic.

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[@jimstone4177]

Great content Local to me and a perfect example to teach from

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[@iamequus]

Hey Chief, great video! As you know, my brother is a Captain and i’ve been a passenger on his vessel many time going thru woods hole pass & broadway, day and night. It scares the hell out of me every time. Captain Joe has it down pat so i know i’m in good hands. This is such a tough area that CMap usually uses this area in their advertising. I commuted to Martha’s Vineyard many of times and i can’t count how many times i’ve seen boats high and dry on the triangle. The current can be so bad that the buoys are lying on their sides and barely visible. keep the great content coming. - TD

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Absolutely! Captain Joe is one of the best and I try to render honors every time I pass him even if his WHOI passengers are less than pleasant 😹lol. Thank you so much for commenting and for your support of the channel!!!

[@tcon6504]

Woods Hole passage has it all! My wife once asked me why it is Red Right Return but they are opposite depending on weather you are returning from Buzzards Bay or Vineyard Sound! I tried to explain that after getting out of the way of the New Bedford fast ferry coming down the center of the lane at 35 knots! Pat attention here. 😅

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😂absolutely, thank you so for commenting Tim!!!

[@edwardmalthouse973]

Good video! Thank you.

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[@adrienjtheatre431]

Hello Shawn, I love your videos. No problem with the difference in channel signaling, these famous zones A and B. Just like you, after more than 40 years of practice in the North Sea, and thanks to you, I have discovered zones A and B. It is true that when I watched your video on the subject, this major difference surprised me, I first wondered if Alzheimer's had suddenly struck me in one night! Otherwise, it is true that the "Coast" Guards have a limited geographical area and cannot be compared with the Blue Ocean Navy which sails all over the world ... Oops, a hackneyed joke but too tempting ;-) For the US Coast Guards, the closest zone A is the tiny island of St Pierre and Miquelon, north of - out of - the northern new england zone. I hope to have the pleasure of continuing to watch your interesting, always educational videos.

[@boattrainingonline6561]

Thank you so much for sharing and for commenting! I agree with all that you have pointed out and I still have a few videos left in me. I got a comment the other day that tickled me to the bone, I told the commenter I was going to make a T-Shirt out of it 😂 “Solid gold out of a ramble”

[@stephencoulter9205]

Great video, thanks for sharing the treachery of Woods Hole, it’s no joke and way too many boaters fail to grasp the gravity of the situation. As a sailboat, we deal with the yahoos on powerboats, blasting through at 100 mph, leaving all sorts of wake for us sailors to handle within a very narrow channel. You should share some footage of the nasty currents and the bubbling cauldron of doom, just waiting to give some unsuspecting person a very bad day.

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I have witnessed firsthand, everything you have described! Thank you for sharing. I’ll try to do a follow up video with some drone footage next season. Thank you for commenting!!!

[@alfonseca9284]

Wood's Hole is simple except for the current, traffic, tide, confused boaters, and the high speed ferries from New Bedford that I swear get extra points for pushing the little guys out of the channel.😂

[@radudorcioman3338]

Your explanation are just fine! If someone have a problem with IALA rules he must read the regulations. In US is IALA2

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[@williewonka6694]

Great topic, Captain. I was planning to go through Woods Hole, but chickened out, and went on Cuttyhunk instead. Too many markers coming too quick during the short slack time. Maybe on my second trip up there, in 2025.

[@boattrainingonline6561]

Absolutely, lay those track lines down and full steam ahead! Thank you so much for commenting!

[@stephencoulter9205]

It’s certainly doable, though you need to pay attention and if you’re a sailboat, get yourself the Eldridge book and plan your transit. Based on the tides, you have a decent window of time to transit, I typically try to go with the tide in my favor, or at the most, with only a knot or so on the nose, otherwise it’s like being on a treadmill and very difficult to make progress. I’ve pulled into Hadley Harbor to wait for the current to switch before heading onto the Vineyard

[@Rainmaker60LM]

navionics does show 1A as a green and 2A as a red 10/15/2024

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[@Rainmaker60LM]

@@boattrainingonline6561 thank you for making great and useful videos!!!

[@jasonmoniz189]

Good stuff, one of my favorite places!

[@1949dodgejm]

There's a lot of new B's out here, answering the call of the ocean , namely myself.. I'm trying to get into sailing the big water and any knowledge shared is appreciated.

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[@jsfoster100]

Been there. Done that. Great fun.

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