dangerous RIB drivers?
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Topic: dangerous RIB drivers?
Posted By: mike ellis
Subject: dangerous RIB drivers?
Date Posted: 30 Nov 06 at 9:05pm
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see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO1FuXBTavc&mode=related&search - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO1FuXBTavc&mode=related& amp; amp;search = that must hurt at least he walked away from it ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
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Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 01 Dec 06 at 4:30pm
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At nearby submarine base a few years ago , the modplods had their ribs upgraded and almost all to a man flipped them up and over backwards when opening up throttles on leaving harbour first time .
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03 Dec 06 at 1:05pm
could be worse, could of been a speed boat 
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Posted By: Contender 541
Date Posted: 03 Dec 06 at 6:34pm
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Slightly off topic.... Doing my RYA Safety boat at the moment. How much fun is it possible to have with a 25hp motor and a rigiflex!! Seriously for a moment, Learning a load and loving it! ------------- When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss Crew on 505 8780 |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 03 Dec 06 at 6:54pm
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BTW unsubstantiated rumor is it's Paul Brotherton driving the rib ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 03 Dec 06 at 7:00pm
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Posted By: Charlie
Date Posted: 03 Dec 06 at 7:09pm
I dunno i'm tempted to blame the sailor, they're always being
unreasonable and changing direction everytime the wind changes, and
then some times change direction by as much as 90 degrees for no reason.
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Posted By: Charlie
Date Posted: 03 Dec 06 at 7:14pm
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and yeah on the subject of 25hp engines, I was doing safety cover at my
club for the junior week, and got dumped with the weedy rib which had a
poxy small engine at the back, which isn't a problem on a lake/resevoir
but is when you're doing chichester harbour. And so i was following the junior's just as they were coming back from the windward mark, which happened to be crossing the Hayling Island regatta, so 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. ------------- Finn GBR 657 - Blown It Laser 164635 Planet Earth: 30% Land, 70% race course! |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 03 Dec 06 at 10:33pm
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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. ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: BBSCFaithfull
Date Posted: 04 Dec 06 at 8:42am
Its written in the chichester harbour rules Power gives way apart from assys tho!
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Posted By: Jamie
Date Posted: 04 Dec 06 at 11:42am
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Posted By: Charlie
Date Posted: 04 Dec 06 at 12:23pm
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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. ------------- Finn GBR 657 - Blown It Laser 164635 Planet Earth: 30% Land, 70% race course! |
Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 04 Dec 06 at 3:22pm
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Not sure it does in this case. http://www.conservancy.co.uk/uploads/user_documents/CHCByelaws.pdf - 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. |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 04 Dec 06 at 7:29pm
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. ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |