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Old 08-02-2016, 05:51 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by piemma View Post
Sailboat under SAIL. If they are under power then the boat on the right has the right of way. BTW, I hate the sailboat folks. Bunch of self absorbed, elitist, ass&^%les.
As for draggers, WTF those guys are working. Of course I yield to them.
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Originally Posted by Nebe View Post
A sailboat has right of way unless you are underway. It's that simple. If you are not under power and they think you have to yield, they can go f themselves.
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No it is not that simple. If a vessel like a dragger is fishing and /or a vessel restricted in mobility then even a sailboat under sail has to stay out of the way, coming from the right has nothing to do with it..........yeah there are lots of rules.......

Jon, 24' Nauset-Green Topsides, Beamie, North River. Channel 68/69. MSBA, NIBA
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