OK ya'll, here's another sailing question. I'll try to make it very clear. Maybe I won't
get so many complaints this time. (sighing as she decides not to hold her breath...)
I'm sailing my Tangerine (17' 6" on deck). It has no motor. I'm sailing along minding my
own business. It's a nice day and hardly any other boats on the Bay. There's no current
because it's high tide. Off to my left I see a big sport fisherman boat heading my way.
It looks like he's on course to run right into me about 45 degrees forward of my beam.
He's not fishing. He's just motoring along on plane. He's closer than 1/4 mile. I think
everybody will agree I'm the stand on boat. But under the colreg rules is this:
a) a meeting situation
b) a crossing situation
c) an overtaking situation
I'll get even on this one. You've been mean to me so far, just mean. What goes around
comes around. Remember that. Maybe you won't be so mean.

Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
OK ya'll, here's another sailing question. I'll try to make it very clear. Maybe I won't
get so many complaints this time. (sighing as she decides not to hold her breath...)
I'm sailing my Tangerine (17' 6" on deck). It has no motor. I'm sailing along minding my
own business. It's a nice day and hardly any other boats on the Bay. There's no current
because it's high tide. Off to my left I see a big sport fisherman boat heading my way.
It looks like he's on course to run right into me about 45 degrees forward of my beam.
He's not fishing. He's just motoring along on plane. He's closer than 1/4 mile. I think
everybody will agree I'm the stand on boat. But under the colreg rules is this:
a) a meeting situation
b) a crossing situation
c) an overtaking situation
I'll get even on this one. You've been mean to me so far, just mean. What goes around
comes around. Remember that. Maybe you won't be so mean.

Cheers,
Ellen

Meeting, pass on one whistle unless other arrangements are made.

Joe

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
OK ya'll, here's another sailing question. I'll try to make it very clear. Maybe I won't
get so many complaints this time. (sighing as she decides not to hold her breath...)
I'm sailing my Tangerine (17' 6" on deck). It has no motor. I'm sailing along minding my
own business. It's a nice day and hardly any other boats on the Bay. There's no current
because it's high tide. Off to my left I see a big sport fisherman boat heading my way.
It looks like he's on course to run right into me about 45 degrees forward of my beam.
He's not fishing. He's just motoring along on plane. He's closer than 1/4 mile. I think
everybody will agree I'm the stand on boat. But under the colreg rules is this:
a) a meeting situation
b) a crossing situation
c) an overtaking situation
I'll get even on this one. You've been mean to me so far, just mean. What goes around
comes around. Remember that. Maybe you won't be so mean.

Cheers,
Ellen

d. None of the above

A power driven vessel shall keep out of the way of a sailing vessel

Ding! Right answer.

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Ellen MacArthur wrote:
OK ya'll, here's another sailing question. I'll try to make it very
clear. Maybe I won't
get so many complaints this time. (sighing as she decides not to hold her
breath...)
I'm sailing my Tangerine (17' 6" on deck). It has no motor. I'm
sailing along minding my
own business. It's a nice day and hardly any other boats on the Bay.
There's no current
because it's high tide. Off to my left I see a big sport fisherman boat
heading my way.
It looks like he's on course to run right into me about 45 degrees
forward of my beam.
He's not fishing. He's just motoring along on plane. He's closer than 1/4
mile. I think
everybody will agree I'm the stand on boat. But under the colreg rules is
this:
a) a meeting situation
b) a crossing situation
c) an overtaking situation
I'll get even on this one. You've been mean to me so far, just mean.
What goes around
comes around. Remember that. Maybe you won't be so mean.

Cheers,
Ellen

d. None of the above

A power driven vessel shall keep out of the way of a sailing vessel

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:13:14 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

Ding! Right answer.

Nope. Don't know enough. Always reverts to "least manueverable
vessel"



Frank

Frank Boettcher wrote:
On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:13:14 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

Ding! Right answer.

Nope. Don't know enough. Always reverts to "least manueverable
vessel"



Frank
That explains why I always see sport fishermen not giving way to
sailboats. (Really - this is by far the most common flagrant violation
I see.) They just assume the sailboat is more maneuverable.

So Frank, what additional information do you think is needed?

On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:01:44 -0400, Jeff wrote:

Frank Boettcher wrote:
On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:13:14 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

Ding! Right answer.

Nope. Don't know enough. Always reverts to "least manueverable
vessel"



Frank
That explains why I always see sport fishermen not giving way to
sailboats. (Really - this is by far the most common flagrant violation
I see.) They just assume the sailboat is more maneuverable.




So Frank, what additional information do you think is needed?

The statement, "neither vessel is channel bound"

One is a power boat, one is a sailboat. Given the facts presented, the power
boat must give way. There's no discussion of depth, hazards, etc.

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"Frank Boettcher" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:13:14 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

Ding! Right answer.

Nope. Don't know enough. Always reverts to "least manueverable
vessel"



Frank

Capt. JG wrote:
Ding! Right answer.

yelp, I was thinking Motor sailing :0)

Joe



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Ellen MacArthur wrote:
OK ya'll, here's another sailing question. I'll try to make it very
clear. Maybe I won't
get so many complaints this time. (sighing as she decides not to hold her
breath...)
I'm sailing my Tangerine (17' 6" on deck). It has no motor. I'm
sailing along minding my
own business. It's a nice day and hardly any other boats on the Bay.
There's no current
because it's high tide. Off to my left I see a big sport fisherman boat
heading my way.
It looks like he's on course to run right into me about 45 degrees
forward of my beam.
He's not fishing. He's just motoring along on plane. He's closer than 1/4
mile. I think
everybody will agree I'm the stand on boat. But under the colreg rules is
this:
a) a meeting situation
b) a crossing situation
c) an overtaking situation
I'll get even on this one. You've been mean to me so far, just mean.
What goes around
comes around. Remember that. Maybe you won't be so mean.

Cheers,
Ellen

d. None of the above

A power driven vessel shall keep out of the way of a sailing vessel

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
OK ya'll, here's another sailing question. I'll try to make it very clear. Maybe I won't
get so many complaints this time. (sighing as she decides not to hold her breath...)
I'm sailing my Tangerine (17' 6" on deck). It has no motor. I'm sailing along minding my
own business. It's a nice day and hardly any other boats on the Bay. There's no current
because it's high tide. Off to my left I see a big sport fisherman boat heading my way.
It looks like he's on course to run right into me about 45 degrees forward of my beam.
He's not fishing. He's just motoring along on plane. He's closer than 1/4 mile. I think
everybody will agree I'm the stand on boat. But under the colreg rules is this:
a) a meeting situation
b) a crossing situation
c) an overtaking situation
I'll get even on this one. You've been mean to me so far, just mean. What goes around
comes around. Remember that. Maybe you won't be so mean.

Cheers,
Ellen

d. None of the above

A power driven vessel shall keep out of the way of a sailing vessel