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"Scotty" wrote
| Stand on vessel is assureadly allowed to alter course if
it
| gives the burdened vessel more room.

It's not allowed to alter course. The rule says it
should hold its
course and speed till the close quarters situation goes
away. If boats
go around willy-nilly altering course when they shouldn't
they add confusion
and cause accidents...


check again



| ''Heading straight for the bow'' does not necessarily
mean a
| collision is immanent.

One boat was sailing 180 degrees and the other was
sailing 360.
When headed straight for the bow on these courses a
collision is
almost a sure thing.

''almost''. Backing down are we?



| Are you getting this out of the 'Sailing For Dummies'
book?

I'm getting it out of the colregs. Maybe you should
read 'em too.


Why? I'm not sailing.

SBV