"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message ...

P.S. Neal, you're dead wrong on the rules - Sailboats ARE required to slow down when
hearing an unidentified fog signal close on, forward of the beam. That is the meaning of
"every vessel" in Rule 19e. Unless you're claiming your boat is not a vessel, you are
bound by that.


No, YOU are wrong. The Rules state vessels must operate at a safe speed for the
conditions at hand. Power boats cruising along at speeds too high for the conditions
must slow down but displacement sailboats are already going slow so they are not
required to proceed at a safe speed because they are already proceeding at a safe
speed. Why you refuse to understand this concept is hard to understand. "Every
vessel" means every vessel that needs to slow down. It does not mean every
vessel otherwise vessels anchored would have to slow down, and vessels engaged
in underwater operations would have to slow down, and vessels hove-to would be required to slow down. See how stupid your
argument is?