Tim Hore, Learn To Sail - Chapter 4, Rules Of The Road

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[@funghouls5498]

Great info for all to know. Thank you

[@lorna9479]

Thanks. Your video really helped me. 🙏

[@pigslefats]

At 2:18 can the red boat avoid the green boat by changing course to the green boat's starboard side? At the beginning they both boats are sailing directly towards each other.

[@MrMattttster]

At 30 seconds in, that is me! How bizarre, never seen that before.

[@Powerslider]

Oh another Laser Loser. Haha just kidding!! Cool to see urself back in a video like that, cheers!

[@Robisme]

Or keep a laminated card near the helm for the first year of sailing..... With small drawings on it.

[@robhill8894]

Just give way to your port or down wind side. If you think you will eventually collide, turn to starboard. You will likely never be so close you have to make a spit decision.

[@7861279527412aN]

Thanks

[@michaelquigley1411]

At 2:40 - It might be confusing to some: both boats on the same tack, the leeward (close hauled) boat is the "stand on" boat and the windward (reaching) boat must steer to avoid. The leeward boat can hail a warning of "CLOSE HAULED!" or "LEEWARD BOAT!" to confirm its intention to stand on. Great graphics, well done.

[@Icysnowman256]

Sucks to be colorblind and watching this video ;D

[@vell0cet517]

It's all well-and-good, but there's no mention of when you're supposed to fire your cannons...

[@pennysingh5249]

At 1:50,wt if port boat is coming from starboad side,who is giveway and why

[@DrumminDrew0]

Yeah, I don't agree with that. At night all you have to go on are port/starboard lights. The green boat would be in the red boats red/danger zone and therefore have to give way to avoid the red boat. At least that's what the USCGA taught me.

[@cianclancy3684]

If both boats are on the same tack, then the boat to windward is the give way vessel. In this example, if the boat at the bottom was on a starboard tack instead, the boat running downwind must keep out of the way. Per the colregs, if you cannot determine what tack the other boat is on (say if you can't see the main sail, or at night), you must give way.

[@robhill8894]

@@DrumminDrew0 Just give way to port or the down wind side. Regardless of light color, you can see what direction they're going.

[@robhill8894]

Just give way to port or down wind side based on the eventual collision if you didn't turn.

[@robhill8894]

Seems over complicated. Why not just say the boat on your port, (en route to a port collision) or on the non wind side, has the right of way?

[@gertsy2000]

Because that's not the case. If the boat to your port side is on a port tack, and you are on starboard tack, you are the stand on boat and the other boat must give way.

[@tanguerochas]

Nit-picking. A sailboat is on a starboard tack when its mainsail is on the port side of the boat, regardless of which direction the wind is coming over the boat. Conversely, a sailboat is on a port tack when its mainsail is no the starboard side of the boat. (That is the definition in the ColRegs. 99% + of the time, a boat on a starboard tack will have the wind coming over the starboard side of the boat but a boat can be on a starboard tack, running, with the wind coming over the port side.)

[@mikenagy938]

These rules never come into play unless you are racing or in a crowded hatbor. Even then, if you meet a power boat you darn well better know the international rules. If you guess wrong you will be liable.

[@na_der]

Simple and clear! Thnx!

[@frankmangieri2077]

but starboard is on the right side and port is left, or does Tack mean from the other direction?

[@xemen8676]

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