Recreational sailor here with a question regarding the colregs. Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes… I tboned another sailboat the other day while taking down my sails. I was on a starboard tack and they were off my Port bow. I had my engine on in neutral and was making a knot or two.…

[image] seasmaster: Legal question: Hmm. Will a maritime attorney please comment about “propelled by machinery” with case law and citations? You want a lawyer to do legal research and offer a professional opinion? Are you going to pay for this? Lack of compensation notwithstanding, you’re …

Handbook of the Nautical Rules of the Road by Llana & Wisneskey seems like a reliable source and it’s on-line. It says a vessel under sail and using the engine to charge battries or heat water is not considered propelled by machinery. This link more useful: Table of Contents From Rule 3 – General …

It opens the door to a great defense. “Your honor, I assure you that although my client’s sails were furled, he had disengaged the gearbox just prior to the collision so he could go below and heat water for a cup of tea. Under his status as a sailing vessel, he naturally assumed that the power vess…

[image] Lee_Shore: It opens the door to a great defense. Except for Rule 2 Furthermore, Rule 2 holds the mariner responsible not only for complying with the Rules but for avoiding collisions. Merely complying with the Rules is not enough.

Seriously? SERIOUSLY!!! Pay for it?? Firstly, I’m not the one having a legal issue. Secondly, opinions are like a$$holes - everybody has one. Thirdly, without any legal or scholarly justification, one’s opinion has no validity. Including mine. Fourthly, there are a lot of attorneys offering leg…

I thought it was obvious but I see now that I should have added “The above comment intended as humor only. Not a valid legal defense.”

Point taken. Please see revised post.

[image] jdcavo: Lack of compensation notwithstanding, you’re not going to find a lawyer willing to offer legal advice to someone who is not a client, professional ethic rules prohibit it Unless it’s on a billboard or in a late night TV advert claiming to get you millions of $ from whomever of…

Rule 8; Action to avoid Collision (f) (ii) A vessel required not to impede the passage or the safe passage of another vessel is not relieved of this latter obligation if approaching the other vessel so as to involve risk of collision and shall, when taking action, have «full regard to the action wh…

Advice on a minor collision

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Kennebec_Captain July 24, 2018, 1:33pm 65

Poe’s Law, on this thread the (apparently serious) argument was made that size or maneuverability of vessels should NOT be taken into account in collision avoidance.

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Advice on a minor collision

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