Nothings changed I see..... you're arguments are still based on a narrow,
self serving interpretation of events and the Rules


"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
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"otnmbrd" wrote
| G Keep studying


Now, does it make sense to tell Scotty what you did? You said
the little powerboat towing the other could
be a RAM. You are WRONG! There's no *nature of her work*.

Excuse me, but the "little powerboat" *nature of her work* was towing the
other vessel.

As long as
the powerboat that's towing can maneuver OK then it's not RAM.

True, but even you have enough reading comprehension to realize I said
that.

All it
had to do to keep outta the way of Scotty was to throttle down or take
it out of gear or turn the steering wheel. Duh! It had no rule on
it's side to expect a sailboat to give way.

I wasn't there;I don't know what the channel is like; I don't know the
state of the tide; direction and/or strength of current; wind; handling
characteristics of the vessels in question; abilities of the towing
vessel and operator; etc.....

Another thing. You can see from (i) thru (vi) that work means
serious work. It doesn't mean playing around
on a pleasure boat or helping out somebody whose motor broke.

Show me where it says that.

Saying a
little power pleasure boat that's towing another *severely* restricts
its ability to deviate from course is nonsense. You've got to agree.
If you don't then your thinking is too weird.... It scares me to
think people like you drive big ships. (sigh)

G It pleases me to know you are off the water, and your above first
sentence is one of the reasons why.....no, I don't agree that this is
always the case.

Still another thing. Scotty isn't answering. He knows more about
trucks than boats anyway. So I'll ask you
what I asked him. What's the difference between one little power boat
towing a broken down little power boat and a powerboat like a trawler
towing its dinghy? You wouldn't dare claim the trawler was RAM. It can
maneuver just fine. It might not *want* to slow down fast. The dinghy
might smack into the transom. But it *can* slow down fast. It's
capable in other words. So can the powerboat towing another little
powerboat. Doesn't that show how silly your claim is?

The fact that you've asked this series of stupid questions just adds to
my ongoing confirmation that you are a highly inexperienced amateur with
limited powers of intelligent reasoning/thought.

VBG
otn

Cheers,
Ellen