On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:48:24 -0400, "Ernest Scribbler"
wrote:

wrote
You can imagine how that feature is amplified when the boat is 260
feet long, and pivots on it's keel!

The side of the MT was probably traveling faster towards the SB than
the SB was traveling forward.

Sounds like an excellent reason to stay the heck out of its way. SF Bay is
what, 2-3 miles wide?


I'm guessing they just wanted a closer look and the plan had some
flaws.

40 foot sailboats sail very close to each other all the time when
racing, so it doesn't seem that unusual. It doesn't always end in a
collison.

I'll bet they didn't have the entire bay to themselves, either.