Re: lv-ab: What questions should crew ask of a skipper

From: Rosalie B. (no email)
Date: Wed Sep 07 2005 - 07:35:31 EDT

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All I know is that in the canals we kept to the right, and on the
roads we kept to the left. I can't really read what you wrote very
well

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:44:49 +0000, you wrote:

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>I would say just the opposite. 
>Sitting on the right hand side of a boat means you have the tiller in the left hand (think outboard motor) leaving your right hand to do the important stuff .. like holding on so you don't fall into the drink (water)
>And sitting on the right side and pulling on the tiller means you will turn to the left .. or am I missing something?
>In fact, sitting on the right side means the cabin, mast, sails, block your view to the left side, so it would be safer to pass (oncoming) ships on your right, stbd to stbd. Boats in canals will meet oncoming traffic more often that pass traffic going in the same direction. Boats in canals should (would be safer if) proceed down the left side.
>Peter
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><DIV></DIV>From:  "Rosalie B." <> To:   Subject:  Re: lv-ab: What questions should crew ask of a skipper Date:  Tue, 06 Sep 2005 08:42:08 -0400 >On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 07:17:24 EDT, you wrote: > > >In a message dated 8/18/2005 6:19:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > writes: > > > >I also suspect it is a regional saying which is a big mistake to make > >in a big world. > > > >I have never heard of any exceptions to this rule and I suspect it is > >universal that the right arm is strongest. > > > >The basis of the rules seem to be that "righty it mighty" and the right hand > >is primary. > > > >That's because
>most people are right handed.  A left handed person >might have a stronger left arm. > >I found it interesting that even in the canals of England, boats kept >to the right even though they drive on the left on land. > > >That is why the steering board (starboard) is the right side of the boat. > >Steering with a steering oar makes you sit on the right side of the boat so you > >can grasp the steering oar with your right hand.  That is why approaching > >vessels have the right of way on that side, because you are sitting on the right > >side of the boat, and may be turned naturally in that direction and can see > >them most easily approaching than from any other direction. > > > >You can also turn the boat most easily in that direction by pulling on the >
>>steering oar, you have more strength than pushing.  So you sit on the right, > >spot approaching vessels on the right, and turn to the right. > > > >When signaling to the approaching vessel, since right is might, that > >direction also gets the one blast signal, the primary signal.  The secondary > >direction, to the left, gets the secondary signal, two blasts. > > > >In Inland rules the one blast signal, (or "one whistle" over the radio) means > >you intend to pass the oncoming vessel as if you would turn to the right. > >You might not actually turn, but if you were to, that would be the direction. > >Of course, two whistles, means the same, but to the left. > > > >In Offshore rules, if you give the signal, you must make the turn, but the > >same
>"righty is mighty" applies. > > > >I question that it is different anywhere else, at least since that French > >ship blew up much of Halifax during WW1 because the Halifax pilots had their own > >set of rules. > > > > > > > >Norm > >S/V Bandersnatch > >Lying Boothbay ME > >grandma Rosalie > >___________________________________________________________________________ >||  The Live-Aboard List : send a "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" request   || >||  in body of message to:     || </BLOCKQUOTE></div></html>

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