My seamanship question #1
 

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

My seamanship question #1
 

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

My seamanship question #1
 

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....

My seamanship question #1
 

"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

My seamanship question #1
 

That's not worth an ASA point.

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"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message
reenews.net...
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

My seamanship question #1
 

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....

My seamanship question #1
 

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


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


Cheers,
Ellen

My seamanship question #1
 

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....

My seamanship question #1
 

"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

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"Capt. JG" wrote

| That's not worth an ASA point.


How come? You got it wrong too when in your other post you talked about one
of the boats being overtaken.

I see you people need a hint: Subtract the angles. Does the result fit the
definition of overtake?

Cheers,
Ellen