"I'm racing!" - how to reply

[snowleopard]

So yet again you find a racing fleet crossing your course. One of the back markers comes at you on Port while you are on Starboard. The inevitable cry of 'I'm racing' comes. How best to reply?

'I'm cruising'

'You're not very good at it are you'

'I did wonder but when you missed that last windshift I thought you couldn't be'

 

[sailor211]

5 blasts on the horn.
Cheery wave.

 

[claymore]

Tack.

No need to say anything. Let your boat do the talking by going quicker

 

[stevebrassett]

"And your pont is?"

 

[dimdav]

'Nice day for it, good luck', followed with a wave and a smile

 

[fireball]

"Ah - is that what you call it ... "

but my usual call is

"So am I"

 

[onesea]

'I'm racing' comes. How best to reply?

Do not worry I will have passed you in a minute

 

[epervier]

The inevitable cry of 'I'm racing' comes. How best to reply?

And?

 

[Neil_Y]

Starboard!!!!! ...... Stabooooooaaaaaaard!!!

 

[Iain C]

"Where would you like the hole?"

 

[Twister_Ken]

"I'd never have guessed!"

 

[Tony Cross]

"But you're not doing very well are you?"

 

[Capt Popeye]

i'm racing !

reply - not a good day for it !

 

[tokoloshe]

Don‘t kick a man when he‘s down. Give him sea room.

ps..... Hell I must be getting old to be so patient.

 

[lustyd]

"I hope your insurance covers you while breaking the colregs!"

 

[Whitelighter]

Last time I was yelled at in this way, I simply replied 'yes, I'm sailing as well'

Then added under colregs I was the stand on vessel and fired up the iPhone video recorder

 

[seumask]

"That sounds exciting, can I join you, where are we racing to"

 

[Twister_Ken]

"What, with your sails trimmed like that?"

 

[snowleopard]

"What, with your sails trimmed like that?"

Excellent!

 

[Baggywrinkle]

If he's under spinnaker or it's obviously going to be alot of work to avoid me, I will give him sea room - the sooner he shouts, the better.

If it's going to cause me alot of trouble to give him sea room (gybe preventer rigged, genny poled out etc.), I'll just shout "Starboard!!" and wave.