stoneyusaf said:tropicalfever said:
"There is a reason that the rules of the road require that a smaller, faster, more maneuverable vessel keep clear of a slower larger, less agile one. "
Could you please point out where in the Colregs it says this?
I'm not sure if this is a test question and you truly want someone to tell you "where" it is... but it is in the Colregs (with a loose interpretation involving "Responsibilities of vessels") AND ironically you are from Texas (as am I) where the law states "A PWC must maintain a distance of at least 50 feet from another boat or PWC, a person, a stationary platform, or a shoreline. The only exception is when the PWC is maintaining headway speed." I realize Texas law isn't the law outside Texas but there is a reason for that law....and CGB and the accident referenced above is a good example of why that law is in play in Texas.
