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Thanks BJB, that took me to R v. Barnes (2004) and some general googling of contact sports shows you absolutely can opt out of the law...

TBH, I've never needed a dedicated anchor in the dink. On a beach I bury an oar or a stick or a rock or carry it up a bit, if I'm...

It’s an interesting question and the jurist’s answer would largely revolve around consent. There are several different offences within...

By the way, I have an awful feeling that I’ve just regurgitated an essay that I wrote at law school 40-odd years ago. :)

Local fishermen also make grappletype anchours out of rebar

They have the advantage that if they get stuck you reverse against them, the rebar bends and you get your anchor back. Good design, IMHO.

On the basis that if the RRS allowed competitors to shoot each other in the head I'm pretty sure that would not be a defence in criminal...

Again are you *sure* that isn't referring only to civil liability? It looks to be, to my untrained eye.

It would hardly matter much. They’d only be Frenchmen.

It says early on it is relevant to contract law rather than criminal law? Have I misread?

Thanks, that would have been a way better thread to respond to. However, I've skim read it and it didn't seem to come to any conclusion...

Reviving this thread because I think it warrants further discussion. It's pretty clear that IRPCS apply to a racing vessel vs a...

Passing Warsash. Nicked from the webcam.

GNSS is the collective name for such systems. You can't jam GNSS and GPS (or Beidou, Glonass etc.) GPS is a GNSS. The latter is not a...

Bizarrely we used one to anchor at Rockall.