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bert
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Topic: Avoiding collisions in a confined river Posted: 27 Aug 12 at 11:23pm |
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Because this is NON racing situation it would be better & easier for yellow to tack early & avoid ALL the problems. common sense really.
If the river is wide enough for the "wind < to > drop and green and blue slowed significantly" then there must have been enough time for the problem to have been avoided.
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Phantom 1181
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DFF
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 12 at 10:03am | |
ditto then, steer to starboard, pass to port...
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Crewing on a Melges 24, against my better judgement...
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ChrisJ
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 12 at 5:46pm | |
If I was in yellow, and it was a non-racing situation, then I would assume that the running boats know nothing about starboard / port / keeping clear... so a quick tack would be obvious.
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Brass
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 12 at 9:50pm | |
Why?
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bert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Aug 12 at 11:19pm | |
It is then common sense & being polite.
Just because the rules say - for example - that power gives way to sail, doe's not mean that the smart move is to insist on it. Some times the best way forward is to just give way even when you have the right of way, for "ease of passage".
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