Not entirely true

If you are a power boat and the other boat is a sailboat undersail, you must give way.

There are a few exceptions:

vessels not in command (i.e. not under control);

where it is too difficult for a large power boat to navigate in a small channel;

where the powered vessel, due to its size, has difficulty in navigating at the best of time;

vessels engaged in fishing.

As a general principle, stay well clear of large powered vessels; they have difficulty in maneuvering, they may not see you and you could capsize in the wash.

Posted By: phrankin on August 8th 2011 at 12:03:18

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Where did that come from? (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Aug 8, 11:42:18
- The tanker should have swerved to avoid that yacht when they saw it was an important race (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 8, 11:49:51
  - hear hear (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 8, 11:55:51
- rules of the sea.....rules of right of way.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 8, 11:45:12
  - Speaking as a mariner....... the tanker is calssed as..... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 8, 12:54:05
  - Not entirely true (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 8, 12:03:18
    - which is.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 8, 12:08:45
  - I've got that (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Aug 8, 11:49:11
    - I've also got.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 8, 11:52:44
      - An O level in Boats? This country. (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 8, 12:01:04
        
        useful (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 8, 12:11:37
- Bristol (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 8, 11:43:47
- Bristol (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Aug 8, 11:43:33

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