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Moron... its bad enough to actually go, but to assume someone else is responsible to bail you out and you don't even contact them properly... definitely not a victim.
I'm an inshore boater, so I'm never far from land. All I need is my compass and although I have a handheld gps, I don't rely on it much for navigation. I don't want to.
In other words, I know my limitations. I think that's the key.
If you're not chart and instrument capable, you shouldn't head offshore in thick fog. That's pretty much common sense. And like was said, hail the guy, let him know your intentions or what you need.
In fog, I'll carefully make my way out to the islands in and just outside boston harbor using a couple of routes on my gps, but for me, if my gps fails, I know the compass headings as well and I'm very close to shore. I also have alot of navigational aids to work with.
If its so bad that I can't see marker to marker or the shorelines, I just fish right outside the river where I launch. Its not ideal, but there's some decent water there and I can wait till things clear a bit. No need to risk life and property.
I don't know, first he's complaining about fog, than wind and rough seas... I have to ask why he needed to be out there? For a couple fish?
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