"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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I was not wrong for several reasons. Number one is the other boat was
also
a powerboat. Did not matter if it had sails up or not, it had its motor
running. And the road analogy is the same as ColRegs require. You have
to
not make unsafe turns. If I am passing, the other boat has to continue in
the same direction. 17, a, i .

Bill. A sailboat is still a sailboat, even if the motor is running. It
has to be in gear with the propulsion machinery in motion to be classified
as a power boat. There are many reasons for a sailboat to have the motor
running and not in gear. Recharging batteries, running a motor driven pump
or other on board device not pertaining to the propulsion of the vessel.

You are still at fault for being too fast and too close if you collide with
the sailboat. Do you not have enough brain power to comprehend this?

Jim C.