Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-23 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
: Saturday, September 22, 2018 11:56 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Matthew L. Wolford Subject: Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race Based on a quick review, I did not see a provision expressly limiting the scope of the Rules to only official races affiliated

Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-23 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race This can be a real issue between racers and never-racers. Forget racing, just imagine you are on starboard. You have never raced a boat in your life and you think being within 50 yards of another boat is very close. I have raced my whole

Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-22 Thread Randy Stafford via CnC-List
o:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Randy Stafford <mailto:randal.staff...@icloud.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race > > > Interesting case. As an exercise, I looked it up in the Canadian Colregs > (http://laws-lois.justice.gc.

Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-22 Thread Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List
in an informal race. From: Randy Stafford via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2018 1:12 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Randy Stafford Subject: Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race Interesting case. As an exercise, I looked it up in the Canadian Colregs (http

Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-21 Thread Randy Stafford via CnC-List
Interesting case. As an exercise, I looked it up in the Canadian Colregs (http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/C.R.C.,_c._1416.pdf ) before reading the other replies, to see whether I interpret the same way as others (I’ll read the other

Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-21 Thread Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
Mike, The RoW term is legacy and obsolete. The “stand on” and “Give way” is there for a while now. And please note that the Colregs apply (there are no racing instructions in place, because there is no race). Interestingly, there was along discussion about that in SBO recently. The point that

Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-21 Thread tjkoller--- via CnC-List
Yes From: CnC-List On Behalf Of ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 12:30 PM To: C Cc: ALAN BERGEN Subject: Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race In a port/starboard situation, the starboard boat must hold her course while the port

Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-21 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
This can be a real issue between racers and never-racers. Forget racing, just imagine you are on starboard. You have never raced a boat in your life and you think being within 50 yards of another boat is very close. I have raced my whole life and think clearing your stern (or bow) by 12 inches

Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-21 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
Please disregard this last email. It was not meant to be sent to this list From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 2:38 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Hoyt, Mike Subject: Re: Stus-List Colregs question

Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-21 Thread Ken Heaton via CnC-List
This is my response, possibly wrong. S should not have altered coarse but may have been reacting to the close-quarters situation being forced by P as she is required to do by Corlegs Rule 17 (a) (ii), (b) & (d). To those not used to racing, a boat who intends to pass very close to the stern of

Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-21 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
not relieve the give-way vessel of her obligation to keep out of the way. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List Sent: Friday, September 21, 2018 2:11 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Hoyt, Mike Subject: Stus-List Colregs question for boats

Re: Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-21 Thread ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List
In a port/starboard situation, the starboard boat must hold her course while the port boat must keep clear. There is no requirement for port to pass astern of starboard, only that she keep clear. If she could have passed in front of starboard without starboard having to change course, then she

Stus-List Colregs question for boats not in an organized race

2018-09-21 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
A friend described a situation from the past weekend that I would like to pose to the collective brain trust on this list. There were three boats involved. All three were out day sailing. Two boats were travelling the same direction and the owners knew each other so they had an impromptu