Channel Sailor
Active member
To achieve Stand On priority (contrary to RRS) , is there ever an occasion when it is reasonable for a race yacht needs to hail "we are racing" to a cruising yacht?
It happened to me while cruising yesterday, in a Opposite tacks crossing situation,. Though it could have been just an errant crew on the rail doing the hailing and those at the back were just knowingly doing a late call close dip behind.
BTW, other boats in the same fleet behaved very well when I came across them again later in an awkward situation on their downwind leg. We seemed to just end up in the same place on the water a several times that day.
It happened to me while cruising yesterday, in a Opposite tacks crossing situation,. Though it could have been just an errant crew on the rail doing the hailing and those at the back were just knowingly doing a late call close dip behind.
BTW, other boats in the same fleet behaved very well when I came across them again later in an awkward situation on their downwind leg. We seemed to just end up in the same place on the water a several times that day.