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Might makes right. Sailing vessels only get right of way with small vessels. You can't sail your little 20 ft trailer sailer in front of a container ship and e
by toomanybeersies 8y ago
Might makes right.
Sailing vessels only get right of way with small vessels. You can't sail your little 20 ft trailer sailer in front of a container ship and expect them to give way.
I can't remember what the actual rule is, but I think it's somewhere around the 250 t mark that sailing boats no longer have right of way.
- wefarrell 8y agoThe exceptions have nothing to do with tonnage and everything to do with maneuverability, either due to the nature of work or the need to stay in a channel to prevent running aground. Of course you can’t expect a tanker to break/turn on a dime, but there’s nothing in the rules about tonnage.
- swish_bob 8y agoThe Rules of the Road as expressed by RYA instructors are "Give way to big ships". Is it big? If in doubt, yes ...