"Don White" wrote in message
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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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Or someone who take Right of Way way, way, too seriously.

I can't believe he didn't see a vessel that big and interesting. It
seems far more likely that he was trying for a close pass ahead and
misjudged the speed or a stern buzz and didn't anticipate the huge
airflow disruption a vessel of this size would create. It looks like he
was trying to tack just before contact. Looks like a hot dogging stunt
gone bad.

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Roger Long

It appears the smaller sailboat was the 'stand on' vessel (starboard tack)
and the larger the 'give way vessel' (port tack).
It will be interesting who is found at fault here.



Apparently, according to what I read, the 40' boat tacked just prior to the
collision. Therefore, the starboard rule wasn't in effect. Read the logs.

Too bad about it. Apparently, the boat was owned by Dawn Riley, but someone
borrowed the boat, and she wasn't aboard.

From the photographer:

Okay...
reviewing my own pics, the smaller vessel did not round up. They tacked. I
wasn't really paying attention to them much; l I knew they were there, they
were close but all was well, then the all of a sudden here they come. It
looked at first like they would be hit by MF, not the other way around. That
would have made their day far worse. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I
just grabbed a camera and started shooting.

The smaller boat was on a starboard tack and MF was on port at the time of
impact. I guess those dudes on the smaller boat just didn't see it. I really
have no idea how else they could have put themselves there.

The smaller boat did not put down sails after the accident, either. They
fled. First toward the Bay Bridge, then towards Richmond. It was 20 minutes
before the Falcon caught up with the other vessel. They gave five blasts.
The smaller boat held course under full sail still. That's when the CG
arrived and told the other boat to take her sails down. They took it from
there.


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"j" ganz @@
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