When is a sailboat approaching a powerboat, which boat is?
If so then the sail is the “privileged” vessel and is to maintain course and speed while the power vessel is “burdened” with avoiding the other. If the powerboat was not underway, or perhaps, fishing, for example, the sail vessel is burdened. Best bet is to check the COLREGS as Andrew Jacobs suggested.
Which is the give way vessel in a sailboat?
Rules of the Road for Sailboats If two sailboats have the wind on different sides, the vessel with the wind on the Port Side (which places the mainsail on the starboard side) is the Give – Way Vessel. Which vessel is the give way vessel?
When does power give way to a sail?
Power normally gives way to sail, but sail gives way to tankers, cruise ships and other slow to react vessels. Sailing vessels on port tacks (relative to the wind) give way to those on starboard tacks. Andrew Jacobs answer basically nails it. There’s little I could add.
Can a sailboat be used as a meeting vessel?
The action you take depends on what you and the other vessel are doing. Sailboats under sail power only are always the stand-on vessels in crossing and meeting situations, so look out for them when you’re under power.
If so then the sail is the “privileged” vessel and is to maintain course and speed while the power vessel is “burdened” with avoiding the other. If the powerboat was not underway, or perhaps, fishing, for example, the sail vessel is burdened. Best bet is to check the COLREGS as Andrew Jacobs suggested.
Rules of the Road for Sailboats If two sailboats have the wind on different sides, the vessel with the wind on the Port Side (which places the mainsail on the starboard side) is the Give – Way Vessel. Which vessel is the give way vessel?
Power normally gives way to sail, but sail gives way to tankers, cruise ships and other slow to react vessels. Sailing vessels on port tacks (relative to the wind) give way to those on starboard tacks. Andrew Jacobs answer basically nails it. There’s little I could add.
The action you take depends on what you and the other vessel are doing. Sailboats under sail power only are always the stand-on vessels in crossing and meeting situations, so look out for them when you’re under power.