their right to a channel home ,this happend to me,i was peeved as i thought all vesseles under way ,hade rite of way,under sail?
2007-01-29 18:04:13 · 7 answers · asked by gscott43206 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
No! The overtaking vessel is burdened. But see rule 69! Gross tonnage! If you are maneuverable, get out of the way! If you are in doubt, pick up a copy o the rules.
2007-01-29 18:13:56 · answer #1 · answered by nytugcapt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sailboats motor sailing are considered as a power boat. In a channel the sub is limited in maneuverability and has the right of way. If the sub is under water it should stay under surface vessel depth. New Homeland Security rules, you must stay 500 yards from a military vessel, impossible in a channel. An overtaking vessel is the giveway/burdened vessel and should let the sailboat know its intentions. They have VHF radio and horns and should use proper signals.
We have been sailing on Long Island Sound and received a VHF radio message that a sub was about to surface at such and such coordinates. On checking, that was very close to where we were. Then there it was to our port. Also in NYC Harbor we have been passed by Coast Gaurd boats at great speed that caused a great deal of turbulance for our sailboat.
2007-01-30 08:40:48 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many great answers here but also you really need to use common sense. I have been running a 36 foot tricabin for many years and given way to sailors much smaller and more manouverable (even under sail). I pilot my boat in control. If I ever have doubt that I can give way to anything (even a floating log) I slow down... sometimes to a creep and crawl. The lives on the other boat are just as important as mine and there are far too many accidents on water. Yes, know the rules and follow them but also follow your brain and be in control of your vessel at all times. Run your vessel as a happy skipper and use the rules to be aware of impending danger. The stubborn guy may end up to be the one calling the coast guard for assistance because the other guy didn't know the same rules.
I can honestly say I have never "run into a sub' but my guess would be that regardless of who has the formal right of way; the US Navy is not a bunch I would like to take on... even if they were in a rubber skiff. You never win fighting the government. I think if a sub surfaced beside me, I would need to be picked up off the deck and sent to my cabin for new shorts... we bought some used subs from the UK (up here in Canada) and we are still waiting for them to materialize after rebuild... I think we bought some swamp land in Florida too...
2007-01-30 09:28:48 · answer #3 · answered by 6kidsANDalwaysFIXINGsomething 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES... the sub had right of way.
"Constrained by draft" beats out a sailboat under sail...
You might want to get a copy of the rules of the road... they come in handy from time to time.
2007-02-02 11:05:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A submarine is limited in its ability to manuver. In a channel it has the right of way.
2007-01-30 02:28:19 · answer #5 · answered by hyman_g_rickover 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
that`s rite any powered vessel has to heed right of way
2007-01-30 02:15:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
always remember "might has right". if he's bigger than you get out of the way. you could end up "dead" right!
2007-01-30 09:19:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋