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    Posted: 04 Dec 06 at 11:42am
Originally posted by Contender443

Originally posted by Charlie

i was trying to drive this boat through a whole bunch of fast assymetric's following some 420's all the time trying to avoid boats which were going faster than me! not fun at all.

You should not have had to avoid boats going faster than you. The rules of the road state overtaking boat must keep clear. It doesn't matter that they are under sail and you are a power boat.

It aslo states that power gives way to sail without giving a qualifier of speed or direction other than large poewrboat has rights in limited manouverability area.  which gets priority there? I would still have said sail has rights but then I sail more than I drive powerboats so I would really.
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All I know is that they weren't really giving way to juniors racing that had right of way, and lots of shouting was heard, so i don't think i was gonna have much luck in a power boat.

Just did what i always do for rescue boating try and give everything with a sail room, and just remembering i had no power to accelerate out of the way. Normally it's ok, it's just this one rib that has as much power as an asthmatic ant.
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Originally posted by BBSCFaithfull

Its written in the chichester harbour rules Power gives way apart from assys tho!

Not sure it does in this case. http://www.conservancy.co.uk/uploads/user_documents/CHCByela ws.pdf 10 says that Colregs (IRPCS) apply and as someone else said, those say overtaking vessel keeps clear, regardless of power or sail. 
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Originally posted by Charlie

All I know is that they weren't really giving way to juniors racing that had right of way, and lots of shouting was heard, so i don't think i was gonna have much luck in a power boat.

Just did what i always do for rescue boating try and give everything with a sail room, and just remembering i had no power to accelerate out of the way. Normally it's ok, it's just this one rib that has as much power as an asthmatic ant.

All I can say is that they were being very arrogant and should have planned better. Particualrily as they know you in your power boat can do a maximum of eight knots. Not much chance of getting out of the way with that limtation.
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