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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Nrx3Mdzls
Don't think he'll get away with either 'Power gives way to Sail' or the solent classic 'We're racing!'
Don't think he'll get away with either 'Power gives way to Sail' or the solent classic 'We're racing!'
as a WAFI myself, that yacht skipper is a muppet.
First rule of thumb, if it is that much bigger than you, just keep out of it's way!!!
Restricted in ability to maneuver, constraint by draft and no doubt correctly navigating a marked shipping channel!
That could have ended much nastier for the yacht ... wonder what his insurance company will say to that one....
First rule of thumb, if it is that much bigger than you, just keep out of it's way!!!
Restricted in ability to maneuver, constraint by draft and no doubt correctly navigating a marked shipping channel!
That could have ended much nastier for the yacht ... wonder what his insurance company will say to that one....
Just had a look at the chart for that area. It's clearly marked as a precautionary area:
chart said:
PRECAUTIONARY AREA All vessels over 150 metres in length navigating in the Precautionary Area will be given a MOVING PROHIBITED ZONE of 1000 metres ahead and 100 metres to either side. Vessels under 20 metres in length will be prohibited from entering this ZONE. See Admiralty Sailing Directions for details.
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