Seajet
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One day, when I have a lot more time, I'll set myself up with the camera pointing at Mid Winner, to show sailing yachts under power totally ignoring the Harbour Master's directions to "keep to the Starboard side of the channel" because it saves a few seconds.
Anyone going the other way either ends up with a green rusty stripe on their Starboard flank, or has to panic turn to Port and ends up in the melee.
Similar things could be filmed at the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour: you are forced to Starboard into the main channel by departing boats, then the volunteer harbour patrol shout at you
Flower Power,
slightly telling as it's not just Chichester Harbour who suggest keeping ' to the starboard side of the Channel ' - pass Port to Port is the standard idea of the ColRegs...
At Chichester entrance it's actually quite difficult to sort out the angle of who's going where as it's quite a long channel with the only visual cues at the ends and very often a cross tide & wind.
Add some hero coming in or out at 20+ knots and where does el yotto steer to ?!
I'm a huge believer in making ones' intentions very clear - with exagerrated moves if necessary - as to which side I'm going of boats - sometimes it's patently more sensible to pass starboard to starboard, which is fine as long as moves have made this obvious to both parties -, but after 42 years sailing at Chichester entrance some fast oncoming mobo's still keep me guessing until the last minute.
Rotrax,
if they do emigrate it won't just be the lack of engine noise making it a quieter place !
