"Dave" wrote
| But go ahead with your' simple-minded approach if it makes you happy.

It's not simple minded to apply the rules as they're written. Or to understand
them fully.
I just got upset because Scotty assumed he did something wrong. He assumed
the towing boat was RAM. He assumed he had to give way. He felt guilty. He was wrong.
He was a sailboat. The towboat is a motor boat. Sailboat stands on unless its overtaking.
Motor boat gives way. Those motorboat guys tried to intimidate him. He shouldn't
be intimidated. The rules require him to stand on until it's apparent the towboat
isn't taking action to avoid a collision. They tried to intimidate him so he would act
illegally. That's not how it's supposed to work.
It gets me upset when people stop taking a stand. Otn didn't take a stand. What
he said was "maybe so, maybe not". Is that of any value? Might as well shut your yap.
Most of what Jeff said was "maybe so, maybe not." Is that helpful? No it isn't. When
you debate you take sides. You debate your side. You don't try to sit in the middle acting
like a sage because you don't have a stand and think you can't be wrong. Men are a bunch
of wimps anymore. At least most of the men here are. Spineless wimps. Women shouldn't
have to put them to shame like I'm forced to do....

Cheers,
Ellen