It's happened to all of us. The colregs are in force, and the other boat
must follow them.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"katy" wrote in message
...
Scotty wrote:
"Walt" wrote in message
...
However,

When a boat sailing under these rules meets a vessel
that is
not, she shall comply with the International
Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea (IRPCAS) or government
right-of-way
rules.

If you don't race, the racing rules are irrelevant to you.


I like the old story of a racer , approaching a cruising
boat, yelling ''We're racing', and the other boat yells
back, ''We're cruising'', and continues on his course.

Scotty


I had that happen to me...I was in the water and the O'Day was
aground...we were trying to see how much mud we were in when a flotilla of
MC Scows comes roaring up...Mr Sails is yelling at them that I am in the
water and they screamed back "We're racing!" One zoomed by close enough
that I could have touched its hull....