Sloan, That's what I was trying to imply by '18e', (the bird must give ROW to the sailing vessel). That said, the common sense application of 'avoid collision by all means' certainly applies on a long taxi by the sea-plane. While the sailboat may have ROW over a sea-plane taxiing at take-off speed, you'd have to be out of your mind to hold an intercepting course.
Agree. As I always say, theres "right" and theres "dead right"! Like pedestrians walking into a busy lane of traffic, you might have right of way, but is it worth your life to take it?
