"Jack Dale" wrote

I can only think of three possibilities:

1) the ferry was using rule 9 of colregs.

Here is the chart with the ferry (excursion boat would be a more
accurate description in this case although it is operated by a ferry
line) shown in red and our course in black. I just read rule 9 and I
would be curious if anyone would think that it applies to a 6 foot
draft vessel near high tide in this case.

http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Encounter.jpg


2) a traffic seprartion zone is in effect (a chart would show that)

Not applicable.

3) harbour regulations (would need to see them)

We were outside the harbor.

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Roger Long