[piemma]

[QUOTE=Got Stripers;1105904]Clearly none of you guys have sailed based on what I'm reading

Not true! I crewed on a 39' Southern Cross (made by C. W. Ryder in Bristol) for years. I know how to sail and what it takes to tack. That's not the point. The point is when a Sailboat is under power they are required to obey the rules that apply to power boats because , "They are a power boat when they are running on aux power other than under sail. End of story....I think.