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Old 08-29-2018, 08:52 PM   #101
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And yet the safest way for a give-way vessel to avoid the stand-on vessel is to go behind his stern. That means going to starboard. Of course making that decision and showing the course change or communicating it well in advance, reduces or eliminates the risk.
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Old 08-29-2018, 08:59 PM   #102
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Hard copies are usually on the shelf at West Marine for around $15.



Just checked--$8.99 on Amazon--free delivery with Prime.
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Hey, here's the solution. Remove all navigational aids. Just fight it out with canon fire.
Would that make everyone happy? Do not show other boaters any respect.
Colregs cannot cover nor were they to address all situations.
Basically, there is 1 rule, do all that is possible to avoid causing loss of life and/or damage. Attempt to contact the other boat via the VHF and or hail horn to determine their intentions. If they do not respond to the radio and your signaling device then, assume every one on board is dead and be prepared to take evasive actions
You can make up all the IFs and Buts you want. The rules cannot cover all circumstances. The rules were not intended to cover all circumstances. Use the common sense you were born with and take take evasions actions and if you can get the name and hail port of the other vessel, report it immediately to the USCG as will I.
There may be a medical emergency onboard the other boat.

With that, I shall read a limited number of comments condemning me, then I shall withdraw from this discussion. It is obviously going no where.
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Old 08-29-2018, 09:08 PM   #104
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You guys do know that it is a requirement to have a copy on board?
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Old 08-29-2018, 09:10 PM   #105
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With that, I shall read a limited number of comments condemning me, then I shall withdraw from this discussion. It is obviously going no where.
“Maybe you who condemn me are in greater fear than I who am condemned.”
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Old 08-29-2018, 09:24 PM   #106
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Greetings,
Mr. OD. I'm with you pal. I know a few of the colregs BUT I've got the same rule. Avoid an accident at all costs.
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Old 08-29-2018, 09:36 PM   #107
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You guys do know that it is a requirement to have a copy on board?
Having a current copy on board and having to read, in time of stress, are two different things. Then you have to convince the other vessel that you are correct.
So much for Plan A.
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Old 08-29-2018, 09:50 PM   #108
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I used to live in Italy, and there are some parts in the south (Naples) where all traffic laws go out the window: red lights, one-ways, speed limits, all of them. And yet there are surprisingly few accidents. Everyone lives by one simple rule: just don’t hit anybody.

I find that works pretty well on the water as well.
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I used to live in Italy, and there are some parts in the south (Naples) where all traffic laws go out the window: red lights, one-ways, speed limits, all of them. And yet there are surprisingly few accidents. Everyone lives by one simple rule: just don’t hit anybody.

I find that works pretty well on the water as well.
I was always impressed with the traffic at a round about. LOL
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Old 08-29-2018, 09:55 PM   #110
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Yup, I am also happily oblivious to the majority of colregs.

In open water with practically no traffic and plenty of room to manoeuvre it is all just common sense. It is easy to stay clear of the one boat on the horizon.

I admit that if the waterways were as busy as what some other members boat in, a different approach would be necessary.
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You guys do know that it is a requirement to have a copy on board?
Yes, I keep mine in the cabinet right next to Chart #1 which is also mandatory but few carry.
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Hey, here's the solution. Remove all navigational aids. Just fight it out with canon fire....With that, I shall read a limited number of comments condemning me, then I shall withdraw from this discussion. It is obviously going no where.
Since early on, the task of coming up with unlikely scenarios not based on any available material whereby the sailboat can be held responsible, has been enthusiastically prosecuted. In the very best traditions of TF.

OD, how could you possibly deprive yourself of reading such inventive theories?
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Old 08-29-2018, 11:03 PM   #113
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Since early on, the task of coming up with unlikely scenarios not based on any available material whereby the sailboat can be held responsible, has been enthusiastically prosecuted. In the very best traditions of TF.

OD, how could you possibly deprive yourself of reading such inventive theories?
Very easily. I have remove myself from more than one board. Another comes to mind, "Guns on board".
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All discussion aside, my money says that the person at the helm of the power boat was simply not paying attention.

That is based on the photo.

I DO NOT think this is a situaton where either boat said “I have the right of way” and just let the collision happen.

I think that the sail boat was crossing the power boats path, and probably wonders why the power boat did not change course, and by the time the sail boat realized that the power boat was not going to change course he/she had little they could do.

Think about the angles, draw it out. A sail boat cannot increase or decrease speed as quickly as a power boat, nor can they make major fast course corrections.

But... A little manuverable power boat (like the one in the photo) can.
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Now Kevin, distilling sensible conclusions from available information just won`t do. Stop it.
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Now Kevin, distilling sensible conclusions from available information just won`t do. Stop it.
Bruce, in your previous post you alluded to the root of the problem, quite eloquently BTW
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Old 08-29-2018, 11:59 PM   #117
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Yes, I keep mine in the cabinet right next to Chart #1 which is also mandatory but few carry.
There is no time to consult the Colregs when a collision appears imminent.
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Old 08-30-2018, 01:19 AM   #118
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Yes, I keep mine in the cabinet right next to Chart #1 which is also mandatory but few carry.


Yeah, I have both in a rack right behind my helm chair.
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Theres a lot more meat in the Navrules than just avoiding a collision.

Its better to just do what you THINK is best rather than follow some VERY general rules debated for decades by experts.

Wow......
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Hey, here's the solution. Remove all navigational aids. Just fight it out with canon fire.
Would that make everyone happy? Do not show other boaters any respect.
Colregs cannot cover nor were they to address all situations.
Basically, there is 1 rule, do all that is possible to avoid causing loss of life and/or damage. Attempt to contact the other boat via the VHF and or hail horn to determine their intentions. If they do not respond to the radio and your signaling device then, assume every one on board is dead and be prepared to take evasive actions
You can make up all the IFs and Buts you want. The rules cannot cover all circumstances. The rules were not intended to cover all circumstances. Use the common sense you were born with and take take evasions actions and if you can get the name and hail port of the other vessel, report it immediately to the USCG as will I.
There may be a medical emergency onboard the other boat.

With that, I shall read a limited number of comments condemning me, then I shall withdraw from this discussion. It is obviously going no where.
Get yourself some big should pads and carry the load proudly. You are in the company of many. You will not get the last word either as this horse is continued to be beaten. Carry the scorn with pride.
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