If there was room for two vessels to pass [ no matter how tight] the point
is moot. Select the port side and pass starboard to starboard. You can
squeeze him from there as he closes to drive the point home.

I simply won't risk my boat and crew to make such a point. Every day I see some
boater (usually on a powerboat) do something amazingly dumb. I have no reason
to suspect that the other sailor has a clue, so I prefer wide margins for error
on their behalf. With sailors like Scotty and Loco wallowing about, I don't see
the point in inviting an accident.
If I catch the puppet head on shore, then I can make my point in the most
friendly way possible.

RB