Ellen MacArthur wrote:
Capt. JG said he sailed backwards for an hour. If another sailboat was sailing directly
toward JGs transom would it be an overtaking situation? And would the other sailboat have
to give way. How would it know if JG was sailing backwards or just very slow forward.


Cheers,
Ellen

Overtaking is overtaking no matter what situation it is....

katy wrote:
Ellen MacArthur wrote:
Capt. JG said he sailed backwards for an hour. If another
sailboat was sailing directly
toward JGs transom would it be an overtaking situation? And would the
other sailboat have
to give way. How would it know if JG was sailing backwards or just
very slow forward.


Cheers,
Ellen

Overtaking is overtaking no matter what situation it is....
Otherwise it would be undertaking?

That's quite elevating...

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"Jeff" wrote in message
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katy wrote:
Ellen MacArthur wrote:
Capt. JG said he sailed backwards for an hour. If another sailboat
was sailing directly
toward JGs transom would it be an overtaking situation? And would the
other sailboat have
to give way. How would it know if JG was sailing backwards or just very
slow forward.


Cheers,
Ellen

Overtaking is overtaking no matter what situation it is....
Otherwise it would be undertaking?

Capt. JG wrote:
That's quite elevating...

Not if there was an undertow....

That's probably the highlight....

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"katy" wrote in message
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Capt. JG wrote:
That's quite elevating...

Not if there was an undertow....

"katy" wrote in message
| Overtaking is overtaking no matter what situation it is....


Overtaking is also what drug addicts do. :-) And the IRS and greedy fishermen and
aggressive drivers.


Cheers,
Ellen