Edgar wrote:
Wally wrote in message
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"Edgar" wrote in message news:3vxLd.6799


No you did not, and I quote from your post on 30/01/ 05 "I don't know

what

it says in the Colregs..."
You then go on to talk about overlaps in racing. Get a clue.

Selective, decontextualised bull****. You're grasping at straws already.


Yes, it is bull**** but it was you that said it. i only reminded you of what
you said

Nonsense Eddy, you're as bad a reader as Neal. Wally just said that he
didn't know what the Colregs said about "overlaps." Perhaps you'd care
to tell us how the Colregs defines them?




Get another clue, dummy - I was referring to the overtakING boat. If

he's

upwind and can't point any higher, he can tack away to avoid a

collision.


That is nonsense. Why should an overtakING boat tack right away from his
desired course when he can ease sheets, pick up speed and pass clear to
leeward of the overtaken boat? Think about it. Go or a sail sometime.

Be

careful out there...

Where did I say that tacking away was his only choice?


No you didn't but you said it was 'a' choice and if you had thought about
it for a bit you would have seen how stupid that would be for a boat that
was attempting an overtakING.manoeuvre.

I guess you never race - this happens all the time in races, especially
with dissimilar boats. Those that can point a bit higher often force
boats to weather to tack. Much can be said about this, but I leave that
to others who have raced more recently than I.

I've also seen this happen often with cruising boats. In Boston harbor
the smaller club boats which can point high often force the larger boats
to tack. Ducking below can mean losing several boat lengths.