Recently, there have been all sorts of arguments about the CollRegs.

It seems to me that everybody seems to place their own personal
interpretation on the CollRegs.

Sailors tend to think that "power driven" vessels should give way to them at
all times. Powerboaters seem to think that sailors must keep out of their
way in any sort of "lane".

Recently, I noticed that kitesurfers think that everybody should give way to
them because they are "Smaller".


Why can people not take the CollRegs at face value? Joe says that he is
exempt from the CollRegs because small boats should not be there. Jeff
says that Joe is correct, but that Joe is also wrong.

Are the CollRegs supreme, or can we all place our own interpretation on
them?



Regards


Donal
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