The way the sail boat was lit, he was telling you he was under power, and therefor the give way vessel the whole time except maybe at point A.
And even if he was under sail and lit accordingly, as others have reminded us, the stand-on vessel has an obligation to STAND-ON. It's not a game of dodge-ball.
But all the rules aside, I think these wake up calls are really valuable, just like the sinking of the Nordhavn Ghost Rider. It's so easy to overlook something that might become critically significant. Anyone who thinks they haven't is either oblivious or lying. And with experience we can become dangerously "comfortable" and start missing things even more. It's a constant exercise of checks, cross checks, and resolving discrepancies. Plus regular reminders that we are all human and need to go check and cross check again.
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