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On 8/20/11 11:55 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:44:26 -0500,
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The bigger you are the more right of way you have. Doesn't matter if
you are on the highway or on the water.

According to the regulation I've read, this is incorrect a lot of the
time.

Read this, "The bigger you are, the more likely you are to win in an
altercation."

The sailboat loses. End of story. No admiralty court is going to fault
the supertanker captain. Even with a proper lookout, there is no way
in hell they could have seen the sailboat dart in from of them. Even
if they could have, there is no way they could have stopped.

Boats don't have brakes. You have to work around that.

LOL I have feeling I'm glad I just saw this thread but wish I'd seen it's
beginning.....Interpret6ation of Rules always interesting

This is the story that accompanied the video.

Whilst the Extreme Racing series was entertaining the crowds at this
years' Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, the supertanker hit a
yacht which was then dismasted as its spinnaker sail was snagged by
the ship's anchor.

The Marine Knutsen supertanker was being guided by a pilot boat into
Southampton docks and was making its presence known by repeatedly
sounding its horn. By one yacht didn't seem to give itself enough time
to clear the massive boat and was hit before having its mast and
rigging ripped off when one of its sail got caught in the supertankers
anchor.

The yacht was quickly attended by several vessels offering assistance.
It's not know if anyone was hurt.

The incident was captured by Tim Addison for COWES.co.uk

The Tories probably won't want the accident investigation subbed out to
private sector investigators.