I was almost run down by a spin boat and had to scramble to prevent the collision. The offender was an internationally known sailor.
Good for you! You took action to avoid contact which was the right thing to do. Did you protest?
You guys just don't get it. The game has changed; for the most
part you guys are sailing twenty year old technology. The rules need to keep pace with progress.
I'm sailing a 40 year old design but I don't see how that's germaine.
It's about safety, not about being "dead right".
Absolutely. When boats meet, both must avoid contact if reasonably possible. There's already a rule for that, #14. When one or both of the boats fail to do so, how will changing other rules correct that? What is the purpose of reassigning right-of-way other than to be "dead right"?
Regards,
Eric
