Stupid, smart or unwise..

[avenger79]

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surprised he didn't have a paddle. he may have been nervous about being towed as motor boats tend to pull too fast for a sailboats hull speed. basically no wake idling is all they are capable of.

 

[davras]

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Sailboats DO NOT have the right of way, IF they are overtaking the other vessel or the other vessel is moored, although in my experience, they all believe that they ALWAYS have the right of way.

The vessel with the least maneuverability has the right of way.
So, whoever has the best chance of getting out of the way, should get out of the way.

 

[Frankhanhart]

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The vessel with the least maneuverability has the right of way.
So, whoever has the best chance of getting out of the way, should get out of the way.

same rules here in Holland plus when you're hugging the starboard shore/bank, sailing ships tacking up river should give you right of way. The other day some bozo forgot or didn't care and tacked in front of me too close to the bank. Ran his keel aground. I had to retrieve 2 trolling lines after cutting the motor and swerved around him. He was yelling at me to tow him off.....aahhhh who burns his but has to sit on blisters as the saying goes here.

 

[alaskanassassin]

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"the one with the "right" is merely entitled to hold its course and the other vessel has to change course"

I believe you are in error. The boat with the right of way is not merely ENTITLED to stand on if it feels like it, the COLREGS state that it SHOULD stand on. To not do so can be dangerous. The give way boat is expecting the stand on boat to behave in a certain way.

Or at least if you are the stand on boat and want to change course, do so in a way that doesn't prevent the give way boat from behaving as it should.

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Thank you. I was waiting for that. I just got my 25 ton masters, and had to learn all of that. Amazing how few of the rules boaters know and practice.

 

[JBF 1962]

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two of the most irratating things on the river, people 'parked' in the channel and those who insist on speeding through the 'no-wake' zones >.<

 

[LippCJ7]

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Buzz I think you did a great job. Good for you, and I wish there were more like you! We can all talk about the bad times but since its winter and the holiday season all I want to say is Good Job!

 

[waterinthefuel]

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two of the most irratating things on the river, people 'parked' in the channel and those who insist on speeding through the 'no-wake' zones >.<

That's what I don't understand. A "no wake" zone is just that, no wake. It doesn't say a speed limit. For instance, our jet ski makes less wake on plane than it does going slow.

I've sped through no wake zones and didn't make any wake, as the sign requested.

 

[Mark SF]

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That's what I don't understand. A "no wake" zone is just that, no wake. It doesn't say a speed limit. For instance, our jet ski makes less wake on plane than it does going slow.

I've sped through no wake zones and didn't make any wake, as the sign requested.

Why is a no wake zone? Because there are moored boats and you don't want to cause unnecessary disturbance. What causes disturbance besides wake? Noise.

A no wake zone is also a quiet zone. So as your jet ski makes a lot of noise at speed but little wake at any speed , you should go slowly.

It's kind of obvious isn't it? Just common courtesy?

 

[Biged007]

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here's the way I was told one time example the river I live on is tidal below the last dam. A speed limit would be useless say you are going out with the tide this river has a 7 knot current so in order to maintain steerage you would need to be going at least 10 knots now same thing coming in against that same current you will be throwing a sizable wake at around 5 knots. So basically it becomes a judgment call watching your 6

 

[Outsider]

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Who parks their car in the middle of the highway?

Probably the guy with a dead motor and no way to move it. If you've never seen it, you must not get out much ...