And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
a lot to be said for liquid "captain helper" and amateur boaters and "right of way". probably a combination of the three is what is going on here. I can hear the lawsuits already. having the coxswains wheel at the stern with structure to the fore probably didn't help the situation a whole hell of a lot. I was always taught that it takes at least two to make a accident happen in moving vehicles. I believe it was Rule 29 (or thereabouts) about avoiding the collision first and bitch about rights of way after.
Sail boats are differently maneuverable... Usually they can turn much tighter/faster than a power boat, but they (sail) are limited in speed and direction of travel by the wind. That said, sail at dead stop vs power at dead stop... power boat usually can be maneuvering faster.
a lot to be said for liquid "captain helper" and amateur boaters and "right of way". probably a combination of the three is what is going on here. I can hear the lawsuits already. having the coxswains wheel at the stern with structure to the fore probably didn't help the situation a whole hell of a lot. I was always taught that it takes at least two to make a accident happen in moving vehicles. I believe it was Rule 29 (or thereabouts) about avoiding the collision first and bitch about rights of way after.
ReplyDeleteBlow boats aren't nearly as maneuverable as their powered counter parts.
ReplyDeleteSail boats are differently maneuverable...
DeleteUsually they can turn much tighter/faster than a power boat, but they (sail) are limited in speed and direction of travel by the wind.
That said, sail at dead stop vs power at dead stop... power boat usually can be maneuvering faster.
Dangerfield at the helm?
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Oh! i'm a sail boat, they will turn for sure!
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