Next message: Norm of Bandersnatch: "RE: lv-ab: RE: Col regs ( was: What the heck is it?)"
I disagree strongly with Rosalie about it being easy to tell if a sailboat
is motorsailing.
The only way I can tell when a sailboat has its motor on is when I can see
water coming out of the exhaust port, so in most cases I am forced to
presume that all boats with sails up are actually sailing.
This can be a problem because I am forced to presume a boat with sails up
is sailing and act accordingly, while the motorsailing boat acts as if it
were a motorboat. This cross confusion can be dangerous.
We have discussed this anomality in the rules before and have come to no
conclusions.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying 30 07.715N 081 38.394W
Julington Creek Estuary FL
> However in most cases when we are motor sailing, we think it should be
> obvious that is what we are doing. Either we have just the main up
> sheeted in tight to act as an air keel and keep us from rolling around
> too much when there is hardly any wind (or a lot of wind but coming
> from the wrong direction), or we have just the jib up to give us a
> little extra boost (mostly in restricted waters like the ICW).
>
> We regard ourselves as a motor boat, and maneuver as such. It is
> extremely likely IMHO that most motor boats will not really know
> whether we are sailing or motoring with sail assist, but we stay out
> of the way of large motor boats (like cruise ships, tugs with tows,
> container ships and the like), and for the others we contact people on
> the radio if we think there is a question (like a passing situation in
> the ICW).
>
> The problem with displaying the cone is that someone has to go on the
> deck to put it up and take it down. I know that isn't a good excuse,
> but since we take precautions to stay out of people's way, there
> shouldn't be a problem IMHO.
>
> I don't know if we turn the streaming light on or not. Probably not
> since I don't know.
> .
>
>
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