Brilliance Of The Sea

[pks1702]

Hi Perry
Although we've steered clear of naming and shaming here - HHA WILL name and shame.

Twice a year HHA and the local clubs/marinas/planners etc meet at the Harwich Haven Authority Leisure Vessels Navigation Committee.
The Harbourmastes (Harwich & Ipswich) take this opportunity to summarise any close quarters incidents (between commercial vessels or commercial and leisure vessels) and their follow up actions
so that lessons learned can be passed on to local clubs.
The official minutes are publicly available via the HHA web site
And my minutes get distributed to the sailing club that we we have in common

Yesterday's incident will turn up in November's meeting

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Colin

Thanks Colin,

I must look out for your minutes when they are posted. :encouragement:

 

[nigelm]

"I say... I am racing you know" as the muppet (funnily enough, at the back of the fleet) said to me the other week, in a similar situation.....

Of course the usual reply to that would be " really ? , not very good then are you ..."

 

[ex-Gladys]

Of course the usual reply to that would be " really ? , not very good then are you ..."

Or... So you don't realise that IRPCS trump the Racing Rules then? ( I can't remember the rule number itself...)

 

[Fantasie 19]

Or... So you don't realise that IRPCS trump the Racing Rules then? ( I can't remember the rule number itself...)

Such people are numpty's so impervious to reason.. "ho" quoth I, "you are the upwind boat, and colregs still apply when thou art racing"... "but I'm racing", quoth he, as if it was written in tablets of stone...

 

[Athene V30]

Saw a yacht at the entrance to Calais pass under the bows of a P&O ferry a couple of weeks ago. Port Control and the ship called on 16 and the port channel (escapes me at the moment) and the yacht ignored/wasn't listening..

#17

 

[toyboy]

To be honest Toyboy, a big merchant ship in a designated channel does have priority over a sailing boat. Colreg rule about narrow channel will apply regardless of any day shapes that may or may not have been displayed. However agree that having a VHF on board isn't a requirement so VTS cannot assume everyone has the means to listen to 71 or 16 either. This example does show the crossing boat to be pretty stupid and if they are lurking on this forum they should be extremely embarassed. Ignorance of the basic colregs isn't a defence.

Yes I agree but my point is too many large visitors believe they can just crank the boat up and assume there is nothing approaching around the corner without a radio or knowledge of colregs. Obviously boats that have restricted ability to adjust their course ( cant spell manouvre) are stand on. My point being when sailing through leisure sailing areas, big boats should also take precautions rather than just rely on being in the right and then making an official complaint when there was plenty of room and no risk at all. I have sailed this area for decades and the problems only started when larger boats started coming here bustling with importance. We also find ourselves in similar situations regularly but rarely bother with official reports, in fact I cannot remember any leisure sailor ever making an official complaint about another leisure sailor. To all of us it is fun in our own waters.