Speaking as a mariner....... the tanker is calssed as.....

being Restricted in its Abaility to Manouvre by virtue of its draught and in shallow water like the Solent, would be having to keep within a buoyed channel. It would therefore have the right of way over the yacht in this particular instance IMO.

Posted By: Kirrie on August 8th 2011 at 12:54:05

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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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