A little sailboat with no motor is on the starboard tack catching up with another
little sailboat with no motor on the starboard tack. The one catching up is going
on a course of 180 degrees. The one getting caught is going 208 degrees.

Which one has to change course if it looks like they're going to hit each other?

Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
A little sailboat with no motor is on the starboard tack catching up with another
little sailboat with no motor on the starboard tack. The one catching up is going
on a course of 180 degrees. The one getting caught is going 208 degrees.

Which one has to change course if it looks like they're going to hit each other?

Cheers,
Ellen

180 is the overtaking vessel, therefore has to give way if needed.

joe

"Joe" wrote
| 180 is the overtaking vessel, therefore has to give way if needed.


Wrong! Do I have to give you three guesses? Hee hee!

Cheers,
Ellen

Joe wrote:
Ellen MacArthur wrote:
A little sailboat with no motor is on the starboard tack catching up with another
little sailboat with no motor on the starboard tack. The one catching up is going
on a course of 180 degrees. The one getting caught is going 208 degrees.

Which one has to change course if it looks like they're going to hit each other?

Cheers,
Ellen

180 is the overtaking vessel, therefore has to give way if needed.

joe

May never be needed...if their speeds are such that one bypasses the
other completely....

"katy" wrote
| May never be needed...if their speeds are such that one bypasses the
| other completely....

Good try but I said if it looks like they're gonna hit each other. You have one
more guess...

Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"katy" wrote
| May never be needed...if their speeds are such that one bypasses the
| other completely....

Good try but I said if it looks like they're gonna hit each other. You have one
more guess...

Cheers,
Ellen



they both have the burden of avoiding a collision...;ppls ;ole os like
almost preganat...there is no such thing...and speed does make a
diference because it is a variable factor....

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
A little sailboat with no motor is on the starboard tack catching up with another
little sailboat with no motor on the starboard tack. The one catching up is going
on a course of 180 degrees. The one getting caught is going 208 degrees.

Which one has to change course if it looks like they're going to hit each other?

Cheers,
Ellen








Depends on the speed of each....

"katy" wrote
| Depends on the speed of each....


No. It has nothing to do with speed. Try again. Your tied with Joe.


Cheers,
Ellen

How do you figure? If one boat is being overtaken, in this scenario, that's
pretty much the end of the story. Speed isn't an issue.

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"katy" wrote in message
...
Ellen MacArthur wrote:
A little sailboat with no motor is on the starboard tack catching up
with another
little sailboat with no motor on the starboard tack. The one catching up
is going
on a course of 180 degrees. The one getting caught is going 208 degrees.

Which one has to change course if it looks like they're going to hit
each other?

Cheers,
Ellen








Depends on the speed of each....

Capt. JG wrote:
How do you figure? If one boat is being overtaken, in this scenario, that's
pretty much the end of the story. Speed isn't an issue.

because if the speeds were such one could conceivably pass by the other
without any course adjustments being needed....