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ChrisE
Well-Known Member
Why am I not surprised it was an X boat.....
Twister_Ken
Well-Known Member
Shouldn't the title be 'What a pair of Dickheads!"?
Did the ferry driver take avoiding action?
Did the ferry driver take avoiding action?
Phoenix of Hamble
Well-Known Member
humhhh.... not the smartest of moves.... certainly not one i'd have chosen!!!!!
Mind you, unless there is a local reg that i'm not aware of, surely the saily boat was stand on?
Mind you, unless there is a local reg that i'm not aware of, surely the saily boat was stand on?
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Chrusty1
Guest
Yes he did.
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Chrusty1
Guest
Stand on??......Oh well that's all right then! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Phoenix of Hamble
Well-Known Member
I did qualify my point by making it clear that i'd have not got myself in that position to start with! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
westernman
Well-Known Member
But the X boat is the stand on vessel unless there are any particular local regulations I am not aware of.
The ferry is not constrained in manoverability of draft. There is plenty of room!
However, the skipper of the X boat if he had any common sense would have tacked a long time ago.....
The ferry is not constrained in manoverability of draft. There is plenty of room!
However, the skipper of the X boat if he had any common sense would have tacked a long time ago.....
ShipsWoofy
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isn't that the stern of the ferry?
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Chrusty1
Guest
I know you did, anybody with half a brain would just keep out of the way, but colregs rule ok!.........I wasn't having a pop at you. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Richard Shead
Slipped Anchor
Its a push me pull me job...
Its the same at both ends
Its the same at both ends
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Chrusty1
Guest
Dont think so, have a look again and read the verbal.
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Chrusty1
Guest
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Its a push me pull me job...
Its the same at both ends
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Perhaps therein lies the problem, the raggie didn't know if the ferry was coming or going??? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Its a push me pull me job...
Its the same at both ends
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Perhaps therein lies the problem, the raggie didn't know if the ferry was coming or going??? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
ShipsWoofy
Well-Known Member
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Its a push me pull me job...
Its the same at both ends
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Ah, I was trying to work out from the wash too, but she appears to be going quite slow. Is this a might-is-right solent make-it-up-as-we-go col reg situation then.
Its a push me pull me job...
Its the same at both ends
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Ah, I was trying to work out from the wash too, but she appears to be going quite slow. Is this a might-is-right solent make-it-up-as-we-go col reg situation then.
fireball
Well-Known Member
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According to witnesses the captain of the ferry, anticipating a problem, issued warning blasts while the sailing boat was some way off.
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Erm ... looking at the photo I can't see any channel markers so I guess they are in mid solent - in which case the saily vessel is stand-on ... if the captain anticipated the problem why didn't he alter course/speed ?
However, X-boats are renowned for their stubbornness and tend to standon regardless ...
According to witnesses the captain of the ferry, anticipating a problem, issued warning blasts while the sailing boat was some way off.
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Erm ... looking at the photo I can't see any channel markers so I guess they are in mid solent - in which case the saily vessel is stand-on ... if the captain anticipated the problem why didn't he alter course/speed ?
However, X-boats are renowned for their stubbornness and tend to standon regardless ...
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Chrusty1
Guest
I take it then from your post that you have still not read the verbal??
Perhaps you think that commercial traffic should go dancing about the oggin on account of some prat in a sail boat? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
It 's because the skipper of the ferry took action that the dimwit in the sail boat didn't get swatted.
Perhaps you think that commercial traffic should go dancing about the oggin on account of some prat in a sail boat? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
It 's because the skipper of the ferry took action that the dimwit in the sail boat didn't get swatted.
Phoenix of Hamble
Well-Known Member
actually.... yep in some respects.... don't see what his commercial or otherwise status has to do with it...... the rules are the rules.... if he saw the situation developing as far in advance as suggested by the article, he should have stuck a few degrees of port on, and avoided the situation to start with.....
But then again.... I suspect the Solent was pretty busy this weekend... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
But then again.... I suspect the Solent was pretty busy this weekend... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Chrusty1
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"why didn't he alter course/speed ?"
He did. read the account properly. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
He did. read the account properly. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
photodog
Lord High Commander of Upper Broughton and Gunthor
Coroners report would have read... "Suicide by Ferry"
Judders
Well-Known Member
There is a local bye-law.