Yes Hawgwash, dodging logs was standard practice when I was a kid. Here in the South Sound we would always see log booms going by us. Watching them was how I learned to navigate the currents. Those captains knew all the eddies and took advantage of them.
Dodging floating logs was one thing, spotting the deadheads was something else. At night it was impossible. To this day, I still am uncomfortable cruising at night because I can't see what I am about to hit, even though the floating logs are very rare anymore.
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