My seamanship question #5
 

A tall ship's sailing down a narrow channel. It has fair winds and most of its sails up.
It's in international waters. It has a black cylinder displayed which means it's C.B.D.
A Coast Guard inflatable pulls up along side. It hails the captain of the tall ship and tells
him he's breaking the rules because sailboats can't show the black cylinder. The captain
smirks and says he's using the motor too. The Coast Guard writes him a ticket because he's
in violation of another rule. What other rule did he violate.


Cheers,
Ellen

My seamanship question #5
 

"Scotty" wrote
| Are there narrow channels in international waters?


Yes!

Cheers,
Ellen

My seamanship question #5
 

Are there narrow channels in international waters?

Scotty


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A tall ship's sailing down a narrow channel. It has
fair winds and most of its sails up.
It's in international waters. It has a black cylinder
displayed which means it's C.B.D.
A Coast Guard inflatable pulls up along side. It hails the
captain of the tall ship and tells
him he's breaking the rules because sailboats can't show
the black cylinder. The captain
smirks and says he's using the motor too. The Coast Guard
writes him a ticket because he's
in violation of another rule. What other rule did he
violate.


Cheers,
Ellen

My seamanship question #5
 

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
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A tall ship's sailing down a narrow channel. It has
fair winds and most of its sails up.
It's in international waters. It has a black cylinder
displayed which means it's C.B.D.
A Coast Guard inflatable pulls up along side. It hails the
captain of the tall ship and tells
him he's breaking the rules because sailboats can't show
the black cylinder. The captain
smirks and says he's using the motor too. The Coast Guard
writes him a ticket because he's
in violation of another rule. What other rule did he
violate.


Was he smoking a joint at the time?

SV

My seamanship question #5
 

How narrow?


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"Scotty" wrote
| Are there narrow channels in international waters?


Yes!

Cheers,
Ellen

My seamanship question #5
 

"Scotty" wrote
| How narrow?


Wide enough for a tall ship.

Cheers,
Ellen

My seamanship question #5
 

"Scotty" wrote

| Was he smoking a joint at the time?


No. He was breaking another colreg rule. That's what he got the ticket for.
(Hint: He "screwed the pooch" telling the Coast Guard he was using his motor.)

Cheers,
Ellen

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"Scotty" wrote
| How narrow?


Wide enough for a tall ship.


how tall?

My seamanship question #5
 

"Scotty" wrote

| Did he have his inverted cone displayed?


Bingo! He didn't and that's why he got a ticket.

Cheers,
Ellen

My seamanship question #5
 

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote in
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A tall ship's sailing down a narrow channel. It has
fair winds and most of its sails up.
It's in international waters. It has a black cylinder
displayed which means it's C.B.D.
A Coast Guard inflatable pulls up along side. It hails the
captain of the tall ship and tells
him he's breaking the rules because sailboats can't show
the black cylinder. The captain
smirks and says he's using the motor too. The Coast Guard
writes him a ticket because he's
in violation of another rule. What other rule did he
violate.


Did he have his inverted cone displayed?

Scotty