Charlie Morgan wrote:
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:49:00 -0400, katy
wrote:

Charlie Morgan wrote:
On 22 Oct 2006 19:50:56 -0700, "Bart" wrote:

Joe wrote:
Is there penalties for near misses?
can be if someone pushes the issue and gets the USCG involved.

Joe
On starboard tack hove-to, with the helm lashed, I was nearly run over
by the schooner Aurora in Newport Harbor. I yelled at the skipper and
later when I was on port tack, altered course several times to try and
run me down again--failing to maintain his stand-on course. I wrote a
formal letter to the USCG and gave the names of witnesses. The USCG
gave them a telephone call and a mild slap on the wrist. The USCG
officer I spoke to told me they could not take action unless there
was in fact a collision.

I still have a copy of the original letter. I should post it here.

If you ever go to Newport. Don't patronize the Aurora.
Bart's just ****ed because the Aurora has lazy jacks rather than that goofy,
"Dutchboy" system. They sure wouldn't want black stripes and chafe from cheap
plastic fishing lines ruining THOSE sails!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cruadin...7594283171391/

CWM
Day-glo orange sails????? tacky......

They are not day glow orange, Katy. Oxblood dyed sails are very
traditional.

CWM

Looks like dayglo in the picture...have seen lots of tanbark sails but
never any that shade...