They can't sue if they're dead!

CM

"John Cairns" wrote in message
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| Little trickier in this part of the world. We're assuming you may be
| referring to any civil liability attached to collision? I just spent some
| time sailing with someone who has been called as an expert witness on
| several occasions. One of the incidents involved a collision between a
| windsurfer and a powerboat, with the windsurfer running into the aft
section
| of the powerboat. The surfer was seriously injured, in fact his life was
| probably saved by the pb operator who happened to be an m.d. The m.d.was
| sued, an arbitrator decided that the blame should be divided. Go figure. I
| would bear off for the windsurfer, since he is a vessel under sail and not
| passing, Funny you should use the # 25 kts., that was the number mentioned
| in the story I was told.
| John Cairns
| "Donal" wrote in message
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| How do the coll regs apply to kite surfers?
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| Are they sailing vessels?
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| Imagine that you are sailing North in a westerly breeze, when you see a
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| surfer dead on the bow. It is still a good distance off, but it is
doing
| about 25 kts. - and it is on a collission course.
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| What would you do?
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| Regards
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| Donal
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