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Originally Posted by Chaselady
It's not just you, but the remarks from hazelnut. Who in their right mind would want to write of their experience on the lake if they knew they were going to get jumped all over? Laser was vocal about his experience, but he wasn't pointing fingers at forum members...he seemed to be commiserating with Greens Basin Girl.
Unless, do you think it might have been a forum member driving the formula?!!
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Checking this
1200-post thread, a small group of "experienced" boaters failed to address "Proper Lookout" as a criticism of a
Formula 370 that struck an island—
at night.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
APS...
Both vessels are required to maintain a proper lookout. THE END.
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The rules state that
others can be assigned to the watch.
This rule is addressed to solo-sailing on wide expanses of water—where the skipper goes below to nap while on auto-pilot.
Quote:
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"...Was speeding. Was within 150 (on my inside) of moored boats...
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If
laserp was turning into the aforementioned mooring field, his attention would be to that turn—but the Formula would be required to observe the burden to slow to headway speed. So why couldn't the Formula pass safely to port—instead?
Moreover, the rules require the Formula to advise the overtaken boat by VHF radio or approved signal. While this is seldom used on quiet waters—just like the required "lookout"—it
is a
requirement of the rules.
Certainly, "after dark" is a fully-appropriate use of this
required signal.
From BoatUS.com:
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•Give-Way Vessel - If you are the Give-Way vessel, you must act as if the "stand-on" vessel has the right to keep going the way it is going. It is your responsibility to signal your intentions to the stand-on vessel, and it is your responsibility to maneuver your boat around the other in a safe manner. Also known as a "Burdened" vessel..."
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The Formula has to meet
the burden of safe passage—which on New Hampshire waters includes ten canoe-lengths between vessels—and headway speed when encountering land, island, and mooring field.
At night, a signal would have been a nice touch from the
burdened Formula.