Both parties are responsible for avoiding a collision. When the first radio call went un-answered, I would have turned my sailboat 90 degrees off...
Aye Capt. J. Fairly easy to get out of the way on a sailboat if some mega yacht are coming up your arse at 20 knots. (If you have to: let go the...
Probably a Drama-Queen, but I would have been pissed as well, although I would have steered away much earlier instead of waiting to the last...
Yup, I spent years as a Look-Out and helmsman on big ships and heard the horror stories of coming in to port and seeing white or blue paint on the...
I was hoping (or guessing) the Captain of the yacht would be on this board to tell his side of the story. Not that it would make a huge difference...
Aye mate, I am always trying to stay out of trouble whether I operate a rag boat or a stink-potter. (Dual qualified :) )
Nah, you are on the wrong tack:) I posted to get the other side of the story. The sailboater should have taken evasive action long before it got...
Copied from anothe board. This sailboater not happy.. . Saturday we were going to Chub from Nassau and were almost run over by a megayacht...
