Text 11076, 27 rader
Skriven 2008-07-26 00:48:25 av Carol Shenkenberger (17333.cooks)
  Kommentar till text 10974 av DAVE DRUM (1:123/140)
Ärende: Right of way
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 >  CS> Seriously, probably the most observed of all international laws, are
 >  CS> the maritime ones if you except the small boat owner close to port.
 >  CS> They date well back to wind sail boats (who have right of way over
 >  CS> engine craft).
 > 
 > Trying to insist on sail's right-of-way over some redneck in an overpowered
 > bass boat on his way to the fishing grounds is the wind powered sailor's
 > favourite way of being "dead right".

Quite true.  Once you get close to land, you get the idiots.  Try the
straights of Malaca for a change.

Hong Kong is horrible about little idiot boats 'shooting the bow for luck'. 
The only luck is if they dont get run over, they must have been lucky that
day.

 
 > And, of course, running lights are not required on sail boats less than 12' 

Nope, rules shift based on size of craft.  Obvously I'm used to being on ones
bigg enough to nee the full regale.  You just dont see much tiny stuff when
you are 1000 miles from shore.

             xxcarol
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