Rule of dum azzes......Hey, watch this!

Some more information here: http://yachtpals.com/yacht-crash-9423

There seem to be no question who is at fault.
It seemed to happen in a special zone where other boats should stay clear. The prohibited Zone is 1000m ahead, and 100m either side of any vessel over 150m in length. The tanker in question is 265m long.

Agree x eleventybillion.

Pretty cut and dry in my opinion who was at fault.

I bet that snailboat skipper won't try that crap again :eek:

This incident was in Cowes Bay New Zeland but the international rules still apply.

Sailboats do NOT always have the "right of way". BTW, it is now described as a "stand on" and "give way" vessels. Stand on vessels shall maintain course & speed, give way vessels shall avoid stand on vessels. Here's the "Pecking Order":
1) Any vessel being overtaken
2) Vessels not under command (typically a mech. problem, steering etc)
3) Restricted in their ability to manouver (conducting underwater ops, etc)
4) Constrained by their draft (likely the tanker in this situation, must remain within the depths limits of a shipping channel)
5) Fishing vessels (engaged in fishing by towing nets - trawling, NOT trolling hook and lines)

And finally (6) Sailing vessels (under sail only, NOT sail and power). So ALL sailboats must "give way" to vessels 1-5 above. That sailboat hauling ass and overtaking your power boat in San Diego Bay does NOT have the "right of way".

The law further states that when the action of the give way vessel alone is deemed not sufficient to avoid a collision, the stand on vessel shall do whatever needed to avoid a collision. Otherwise the stand on vessel shall maintain course & speed.

7) Power driven vessels
8) Seaplanes on the water
9) Any vessel overtaking another vessel, must stay out of the way of the vessel they are overtaking.



Bottom line:

Sail boat Capt. was at fault.

Hahaha, stupid dick blow boater.. Now they just need a pile driver, to drive that bish to the bottom..

John Jr

It was in England.

Uhhh, ya...last time I checked Cowes was still in England.
:)

They have cows in New Zealand too.....just not Cowes. :)

Hey! you scratched my anchor!

Reminds me of an episode of Whale Wars. Maybe these guys can get a job with and sailing lessons from Admiral Watson and his crew of experienced seaman......

Looks like they were attempting to emulate their heros from Whale Wars.

Same sh!t!:eek::lolhit:

arh nope

There is no counter to this argument. If it's not understood then you deserve to have your boat rammed by an ocean going vessel.

It looked to me as a crewmember of the sailboat fell overboard as the tanker approached and they were attempting to haul that person back into the boat as it was hit.

i give the capt. credit he is in a race, he knew that if he waited for the tanker to pass he's done. So he went all in. he might not of judged the tanker properly or thought it would slow down, but you really have to admire the size of his balls for a blowboater...

:D :D :D

I see what you mean.....something looked weird there.

Looks to me like they jumped, thinking they were gonna get hit, which they did. All the skipper did was tried to get by the bow and failed.....:coolcowboy:

Our local blow boat organization took $43,500.00 of your fuel tax money from the Clean Vessel Grant to build a marina facility on a public lake. They then have denied all access to Fishing and power boats, Against the terms of the grant that state it must be open to all boats.....

Look up CVA grant requirements. Sign our petition to right this wrong below.

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/...m-creek-s.html

"Hoss you ain't gonna believe this, but that crazy sum***** just tried to drive right up under my truck":drink:

Snowman from Smokey and the Bandit

:drink: Duck or you'll be talking out of your a$$!

Sheriff Justice. :lolhit:

GREAT F*cking movie!! :drink:

Doesn't look like he fell overboard, looks like he dove in to get off the boat knowing they were going to get crushed!

Doesn't matter if you are correct when your dead. They are luck

But like the ole say goes " IF YA GONNA BE DUMB YA GOTTA BE TOUGH !!!!!

He would have made it if that darn anchor wasn't there.

I wonder if his crew will volunteer to crew for him for the next race.:eek:

Michael

Still waiting for the calls to ban sailboating races.........chirp, chirp.

These sailboat races are more dangerous than the poker runs. On Texoma they have one that runs all day and thru the night on a HOLIDAY! Sailboats racing.............at night............on a holiday. Couple years ago one ran straight into a cruiser at night.

Yep, you can be right or you could be dead right. It's your choice.

One of the best quotes from that movie is when Jackie Gleason pulls up behind the abandoned car Sally was driving and surprises those kids gettting ready to part-it-out..

"Hold up on that carwash gentlemen".

Luv it!!

I think it's actually "Hold up on that car wise gentlemen".:drink:

Up here all the commercial traffic refer to them as WAFI's.
Wind Assisted Phucking Idiots. I'm sure these guys had the right of way too..



[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZPWA_3YfIM[/YOUTUBE]

WAFI now that's better than ragbagger:grinser010:

Good link. I especially like "So, to sum up today’s lesson in physics. Don’t play in front of large ships. They are bigger, they are dangerous, and they may never see you."

In some, if not all, parts of the world the ship that is working has right of way. Working boats (especially giant ones like tankers) usually follow are fairly consistant path. It's the legal obligation of the recreational boater to get out of their way and keep the shipping channels clear.