Rights of way

[NorthernWave]

Yesterday I was at the helm of a very nice Sunseeker Manhattan 48 heading out of Chichester harbour. There was a fair bit of smaller traffic i.e. dingy sailers and windsurfers. As we came past the witterings a windsurfer approached from the starboard side and had definate right of way. HOWEVER myself and the owner are both keen windsurfers and decided not to change course. The windsurfer was fine with this and sailed on past and even knodded. Imagine if that had been a dingy or yacht? There would have been hell to play!!!

Chris

FIXED IT!!! So good being an inny!!!

 

[Martin_Billings]

You think he nodded...not looked down to see if there was anything left of his board?

 

[tcm]

Re: tellus more bout the sunseeker

aha so what was that like eh? Are you buying it?

Perhaps the windsurfer was nodding obsequiously as a welcome change from alternative Sunseeker strategy which is to run them down, go back and help out by slashing them a bit with the props, and on no account taking off the Raybans.

 

[NorthernWave]

Re: tellus more bout the sunseeker

I'd love to buy it but way out of my price range.

Are sunseeker drivers like the BMW drivers of the water then?

Chris

FIXED IT!!! So good being an inny!!!

 

[tcm]

BMW drivers

Sort-of, though I'm not sure if they are THAT bad. Tee hee!

 

[kingfisher]

Re: BMW drivers

BMW drivers are stylish, classy people. They are therefore sailors -in the raggie sense of the word.

Group of people on the pontoon: skipper is the one with the toolbox.
http://sirocco31.tripod.com

 

[Viking]

Probably thought 'might is right' and nodded thanks for NOT changing course and running him down. (If he knew the colregs anyway)

 

[Guest]

I have got the right of way to cross a zebra crossing, but I don't close my eyes and rush out from behind a parked vehicle hoping that the trucks will stop.

I do wonder if some dingy sailors have a death wish. Sometimes several of them seem to setup an ambush for me - scary

 

[BarryH]

Re: BMW drivers

Hmm, BMW's why do hedghogs spring to mind. Stylish! NA, Sorry no personal attack intended, and all IMHO of course.

edited for crap spelling!

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by BarryH on 20/01/2003 17:41 (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[Guest]

Re: BMW drivers

Hedghogs ? surely you mean sheep Bary ...... bah

"Your chance to own a Crown is now"

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Er, just out of interest, why did you and the skipper decide it was'nt worth bothering to change course? How would you have explained it to Plod if said windsurfer had smacked into the side of the Manhattan, been sucked under the boat and minced through the props?
BTW lets have the lowdown on the Manhattan. What's it like, then?