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Donal November 12th 03 04:47 PM

Kite Surfers and Coll Regs.
 
How do the coll regs apply to kite surfers?


Are they sailing vessels?


Imagine that you are sailing North in a westerly breeze, when you see a kite
surfer dead on the bow. It is still a good distance off, but it is doing
about 25 kts. - and it is on a collission course.

What would you do?



Regards


Donal
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Capt. Mooron November 12th 03 05:21 PM

Kite Surfers and Coll Regs.
 
Hold course and speed.... deploy the crew forward with water balloon
launcher and 20 foot bullwhip. Alter course as required to maintain firing
distance. Determine gender of oncoming kite surfer and if female.....
offer 20 bucks to the gunnery crew if they can knock her bikini off.


Come on Donal..... I outweigh the bugger by 10500 lbs.

CM

"Donal" wrote in message
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| How do the coll regs apply to kite surfers?
|
|
| Are they sailing vessels?
|
|
| Imagine that you are sailing North in a westerly breeze, when you see a
kite
| surfer dead on the bow. It is still a good distance off, but it is doing
| about 25 kts. - and it is on a collission course.
|
| What would you do?
|
|
|
| Regards
|
|
| Donal
| --
|
|



John Cairns November 12th 03 08:58 PM

Kite Surfers and Coll Regs.
 
Little trickier in this part of the world. We're assuming you may be
referring to any civil liability attached to collision? I just spent some
time sailing with someone who has been called as an expert witness on
several occasions. One of the incidents involved a collision between a
windsurfer and a powerboat, with the windsurfer running into the aft section
of the powerboat. The surfer was seriously injured, in fact his life was
probably saved by the pb operator who happened to be an m.d. The m.d.was
sued, an arbitrator decided that the blame should be divided. Go figure. I
would bear off for the windsurfer, since he is a vessel under sail and not
passing, Funny you should use the # 25 kts., that was the number mentioned
in the story I was told.
John Cairns
"Donal" wrote in message
...
How do the coll regs apply to kite surfers?


Are they sailing vessels?


Imagine that you are sailing North in a westerly breeze, when you see a

kite
surfer dead on the bow. It is still a good distance off, but it is doing
about 25 kts. - and it is on a collission course.

What would you do?



Regards


Donal
--





The_navigator© November 12th 03 09:00 PM

Kite Surfers and Coll Regs.
 
Who is on starboard...

Cheers MC

Donal wrote:

How do the coll regs apply to kite surfers?


Are they sailing vessels?


Imagine that you are sailing North in a westerly breeze, when you see a kite
surfer dead on the bow. It is still a good distance off, but it is doing
about 25 kts. - and it is on a collission course.

What would you do?



Regards


Donal
--




The_navigator© November 12th 03 09:01 PM

Kite Surfers and Coll Regs.
 
Aww don't be jealous again. Try a diet and you'll be able to kite surf too!

Cheers MC

Capt. Mooron wrote:

Hold course and speed.... deploy the crew forward with water balloon
launcher and 20 foot bullwhip. Alter course as required to maintain firing
distance. Determine gender of oncoming kite surfer and if female.....
offer 20 bucks to the gunnery crew if they can knock her bikini off.


Come on Donal..... I outweigh the bugger by 10500 lbs.

CM

"Donal" wrote in message
...
| How do the coll regs apply to kite surfers?
|
|
| Are they sailing vessels?
|
|
| Imagine that you are sailing North in a westerly breeze, when you see a
kite
| surfer dead on the bow. It is still a good distance off, but it is doing
| about 25 kts. - and it is on a collission course.
|
| What would you do?
|
|
|
| Regards
|
|
| Donal
| --
|
|




Donal November 12th 03 10:20 PM

Kite Surfers and Coll Regs.
 

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
...
Who is on starboard...

Cheers MC

Donal wrote:

How do the coll regs apply to kite surfers?


Are they sailing vessels?


Imagine that you are sailing North in a westerly breeze, when you see a

kite
surfer dead on the bow. It is still a good distance off, but it is

doing
about 25 kts. - and it is on a collission course.

What would you do?



Regards


Donal
--






Donal November 12th 03 10:31 PM

Kite Surfers and Coll Regs.
 

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
...
Who is on starboard...


Good question.


We are heading north, and the wind is from the west. Therefore, we are on
port tack.


How do we determine which tack a kite surfer is on?



Regards


Donal
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The_navigator© November 12th 03 10:50 PM

Kite Surfers and Coll Regs.
 
The wind is coming over his starboard rail.

Cheers MC

Donal wrote:

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
...

Who is on starboard...



Good question.


We are heading north, and the wind is from the west. Therefore, we are on
port tack.


How do we determine which tack a kite surfer is on?



Regards


Donal
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Donal November 12th 03 11:04 PM

Kite Surfers and Coll Regs.
 

Capetanios Oz wrote in message
...
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:31:40 -0000, "Donal"
wrote:

How do we determine which tack a kite surfer is on?


Same way you always do!


Kite surfer don't have booms. Try again.



Regards


Donal
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Capt. Mooron November 12th 03 11:13 PM

Kite Surfers and Coll Regs.
 
They can't sue if they're dead!

CM

"John Cairns" wrote in message
...
| Little trickier in this part of the world. We're assuming you may be
| referring to any civil liability attached to collision? I just spent some
| time sailing with someone who has been called as an expert witness on
| several occasions. One of the incidents involved a collision between a
| windsurfer and a powerboat, with the windsurfer running into the aft
section
| of the powerboat. The surfer was seriously injured, in fact his life was
| probably saved by the pb operator who happened to be an m.d. The m.d.was
| sued, an arbitrator decided that the blame should be divided. Go figure. I
| would bear off for the windsurfer, since he is a vessel under sail and not
| passing, Funny you should use the # 25 kts., that was the number mentioned
| in the story I was told.
| John Cairns
| "Donal" wrote in message
| ...
| How do the coll regs apply to kite surfers?
|
|
| Are they sailing vessels?
|
|
| Imagine that you are sailing North in a westerly breeze, when you see a
| kite
| surfer dead on the bow. It is still a good distance off, but it is
doing
| about 25 kts. - and it is on a collission course.
|
| What would you do?
|
|
|
| Regards
|
|
| Donal
| --
|
|
|
|




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