Moonstruck
Guru
- Joined
- Nov 27, 2008
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- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Moonstruck
- Vessel Make
- Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
So tell us on how a trawler can be traveling at say 6-7 knots and not have to slow down while another vessel manages to pass it at a greater speed without creating a wake and causing it to roll or turn sharply in behind the passing vessel to avoid being rolled?
Unless of course you are talking about the slow vessel being over taken by a fast vessel that rolls up right on its stern and then chops the throttle at the last minute while its own wake/stern wave pushes it passed the slower vessel without rolling it.
While that works very well for fast boats passing slow boats, unless the slow boat fully understands what you are about to do it scares the Hell out of them.
Of course if you want to get all technical about it, the vessel being overtaken is required to maintain its speed and heading. But in the ICW dealing with all different skill levels of operators, I think both vessels slowing down when over taking is probably the prudent way to go.
But as always, YMMV.
We do a fast cruise. When coming up on a slower vessel, I will ask on the radio if the overtaken vessel will slow down for a slow pass on the port. It usually works. The pass goes faster, and no one gets rocked.
