bobbing around with big boats is terrifying, even with AIS. As a child we frequently had sailboats near Wilmington/Long Beach CA and had to deal with all the i

bobbing around with big boats is terrifying, even with AIS. As a child we frequently had sailboats near Wilmington/Long Beach CA and had to deal with all the industrial traffic near those ports. Even as a kid I learned pretty quickly that you never rely on big boats seeing you -- just get out of the way in any way you can.