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On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:32:45 -0700 (PDT), Two meter troll
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ummm......my thought was how stupid do you actually have to be to run
a 40' boat into the side of a 200' boat in day time with good
visability.
Then i read this page and yall act as if the guy in the 200' boat that
got nailed in the SIDE was at fault. most boats dont move sideways
throught the water nor do they instantly make full speed. what it
looks to me is yet another gawker was going by and was not paying
attention to the helm (I assume he was looking in a camera or
something) and smashed into some one elses boat. happens all the
bloody time.

I assure you that when the Maltese Falcon turns, her stern slides
sideways for quite a distance. It would not be that hard for someone
in a much smaller boat to misjudge how much room was needed to avoid a
collision. This is not nearly as simple a situation as you seem to
think.


Duh! It is definitely a simple situation. There are but two sailboats
involved. It's very simple to avoid a close quarters situation when there
are only two boats involved. All it takes is for both captains to pay
attention to their job and take action as needed in plenty of time to avoid
a close quarters situation. There is never any need to get close enough that
a collision occurs in open water like that. Both captains share the blame
for the collision. Neither captain took action to avoid a close quarters
situation. If either of them had there would have been no collision.

Wilbur Hubbard