menzies
Guru
So running north on the AICW yesterday afternoon we had just turned a slight corner turning to our left. No trees or other obstructions, Just marsh all around. There was a ~36 foot trawler coming southbound so I was hugging the right side of the channel. Three green markers in a row to the north of the corner with one red right at the elbow of the corner. See chart below.
I saw that the trawler seemed to be well over on my side of the channel so I aimed to pass tight to green marker 7. As I got closer it looked like the other trawler was aiming right at marker 7 giving me absolutely no room!
So I slowed down waiting for him to adjust to his starboard and allow me some room. He did not adjust and was coming straight at marker 7. Without my doing something it looked like a collision was likely.
What would you do next?
Two things you need to know. We were about 1.5 hours before high tide and the sun was lowish right behind me.
I saw that the trawler seemed to be well over on my side of the channel so I aimed to pass tight to green marker 7. As I got closer it looked like the other trawler was aiming right at marker 7 giving me absolutely no room!
So I slowed down waiting for him to adjust to his starboard and allow me some room. He did not adjust and was coming straight at marker 7. Without my doing something it looked like a collision was likely.
What would you do next?
Two things you need to know. We were about 1.5 hours before high tide and the sun was lowish right behind me.