wasBlinded
Flashlight Enthusiast
Well, that may be a bit of hyperbole. Anyway, last month I was crew on a boat racing from St. Petersburg, FL to Isla de Mujeres, Mexico. I was brought on as the sail trim expert, but little did they know the collection of lights that would accompany me. One of the crew, who goes by "Stiffler" (don't ask) did not arrive fully prepared with an adequate personal lighting tool, so I outfitted him with a Fenix L1D - which left him pretty stoked, of course. The third night out, he was on watch with the skipper of the boat, when they noted a large commercial ship closing with our course. They contacted him on the VHF to coordinate collision avoidance, but the freighter's helmsman could not see the boat at that distance despite our having legal navigation lights and a radar reflector. Stiffler pulled out the L1D and fired it up, prompting an immediate "I see you now!" from the freighter.
Our boat's skipper was suitably impressed, and once back ashore was anxious to learn more about high quality lighting. As a gift to the boat, I left the skipper with the L1D and a Streamlight Survivor LED. He was very appreciative.
Our boat's skipper was suitably impressed, and once back ashore was anxious to learn more about high quality lighting. As a gift to the boat, I left the skipper with the L1D and a Streamlight Survivor LED. He was very appreciative.
