On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Nick Schade <nick_at_guillemot-kayaks.com>wrote: > > The other group with an attitude are racers. I've several times been near > sailboat races where the boats were not going to give way for anything. Ah yes, racers. They have their own set of rules and begin to believe that it applies to everyone else, too. I was once entering a marina (in Everett, WA) when a racer just ahead and on my starboard bow suddenly made a 90-deg turn to port. This put him on a collision course. I yelled, "what are your intentions?" and he replied "to put my boat in my slip". I then yelled, "you won't have a boat in ten seconds". He turned 180-deg to starboard. It would have been an interesting collision as I could not have stopped nor turned away. But he was ahead of me making me the "burdened" vessel. Although in those days if you were being overtaken you had to maintain course and speed until you had been passed. Nowadays no course or speed change can make you the burdened vessel if you are being overtaken. Staying away from sailboat racers is highly recommended. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 16 2009 - 11:33:29 PDT
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