Pye_End
Well-known member
Motoring up river this morning in the fog, with visibility about 3 boats lengths. I was doing sbout 1kn on the far RHS of the main channel next to a line of moored yachts (moored fore and aft).
Very surprised to find 2 other yachts coming my way in these conditions on the wrong side of the river - not very much time to react.
More worryingly - one of the yachts was a head on situation and he turned to PORT towards the line of moored boats to avoid me.
Since I was doing only 1kn I just stopped, waiting for the other vessel to come to their senses, which they eventually did.
So, if I had been doing 4kn and unable to stop in time, what should I have done?
Very surprised to find 2 other yachts coming my way in these conditions on the wrong side of the river - not very much time to react.
More worryingly - one of the yachts was a head on situation and he turned to PORT towards the line of moored boats to avoid me.
Since I was doing only 1kn I just stopped, waiting for the other vessel to come to their senses, which they eventually did.
So, if I had been doing 4kn and unable to stop in time, what should I have done?