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redback
Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502 |
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Topic: Boats meeting on same tack Posted: 15 Oct 04 at 2:14pm |
Yes I do have trouble with Wayfarers. There are a few at the club and then when I go off to the Medway there are quite a few there. I have nothing against them though I would caution everybody - the have the biggest, slowest moving, wind shadow. Good advice from the cat sailors - I should shout a lot more. As for bearing away beneath the N12 - it wasn't going to be necessary and we were close to the top mark and so I wanted to pop out in front of all the slower boats and tack for it. More anticipation is required on my part especially as this particular occasion was on my home reservior which isn't really big enough for a 4000. |
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Contender443
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Oct 04 at 3:11pm |
If it is too small it must be fun for the RS700's you have there? 1 person , 1 boat, 1 trapeze, 2 sails blocking the view of the one pair of eyes on board and gusty conditions on a small reservoir. Is this not e recipe for carnage? Then we are back to the safety issue of mixing conventional and assymetric. |
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Bonnie Lass Contender 1764
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redback
Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Oct 04 at 4:27pm |
He has my admiration - his boat handling is fantastic. In truth he's only here occasionally and spends some of his time at Eastbourne and on the circuit. He is a truly awesome sailor and during our Laser Open he borrowed a boat and won all five races. His name is Andy Peake. By the way back in the eighties we had the best Contender fleet in the country (during the winter) with a regular 10 to 12 boats out. Most of the top guys. Edited by redback |
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Scooby_simon
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Oct 04 at 4:32pm |
I find Grafham small at times. 2 Hulls one bloke on the wire, nearly 14sqm mainsail, 19sqm kite, handicap faster than a 49er....
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gmkjr
Newbie Joined: 16 Oct 04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 04 at 9:41pm |
Take a look at Rule 64.1(b), which provides for exoneration of fouls caused by a third boat breaking a rule. After starboard (S) began her tack, she was obligated to keep clear of both port tack boats. When she reached a close-hauled course, S was a windward boat, and was still obligated to stay clear of both of the port-tack leeward boats. So protest S, and if PL protests, be prepared to argue that it was necessary (for PW) to alter course to avoid the collision, and that the contact was caused by S's failure to stay clear, rather than by (PW's) inattention. Remember also that when S crossed ahead of PW and PL, she was an obstruction, and so PL was obligated to give PW enough room to pass astern of S.
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Phil
Newbie Joined: 23 Mar 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 04 at 4:53pm |
Don't forget that there is NO requirement to call for water - i.e the boat to leeward should be keeping as much attention on the stbd tacker (and keeping clear...) as the windward L4000!
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redback
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 04 at 7:08pm |
It seems I (the Laser4000) is exonerated. That's good news since being in the faster boat I often find myself steaming into a situation which then suddenly gets complicated. Sailing a fast boat like a 4000 is difficult but also onerous. Inertia (momentum) is proportional to the square of speed so a collision with a 4000 is likely to be very distructive. Also being an assymetric there is a distinct blind spot to leeward. Edited by redback |
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Garry
Really should get out more Joined: 18 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 536 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 04 at 8:43pm |
While not the case here don't forget you have to give the other boats) the opportunity to keep clear but can assume the other boat(s) will be handled in a seaman like way!
Unless the situation is very clear and you have witnesses a protest is a bit too much of a lottery. It would be much better if everyone (while pushing the rule boundaries) acted in a sporting way! |
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Garry
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Martin Smethers
Newbie Joined: 28 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 28 Nov 04 at 7:28pm |
Correct
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