Annapolis again

[jmeirhofer]

I do like going to Annapolis City Marina and getting a stern out slip to watch the chaos. I just don't like eing part of it getting there

I had just radioed te fuel dock and the said pull in behind the sail boat as he was leaving soon. So as I am coming about 5mph the sail boat pulls away and then makes an abrupt turn right at me. I dropped it in reverse nd we missed each other. Had I not been looking at the fuel dock I m not sure if I would have seen him in time.

https://fbcdn-video-a.akamaihd.net/..._=1407813182_ebae8dbaff07a72beb54317483cb41ac

 

[Audrey II]

Don't you know sail boats always have the right of way regardless of how stupid they are! Glad to see you were paying attention.

 

[mixman]

I didn't see a "sailboat" in that video. It was a vessel under power that took your right of way:

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971.08 OPERATING REGULATIONS; RISK OF COLLISION; RIGHT OF WAY.
(j) Watercraft leaving a dock, boat slip or tie-up space shall yield the right of way to all watercraft approaching such dock, boat slip or tie-up space.

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I've had water taxis and all kinds of vessels try this idiotic "I'm on your starboard so I'll leave the dock/pier in front of you". Sounding 5 short horn blasts will at least embarrass them to some degree. Granted the fool at the helm in your video probably doesn't know what that signal means.

 

[rommer]

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Originally posted by mixman

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971.08 OPERATING REGULATIONS; RISK OF COLLISION; RIGHT OF WAY.
(j) Watercraft leaving a dock, boat slip or tie-up space shall yield the right of way to all watercraft approaching such dock, boat slip or tie-up space.

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State rules?

 

[jmeirhofer]

Kurt, I hear you. I thought of the 5 blasts after I had already taken evasive action. I did see him start to pull away but in no way thought he would pull a 180 right into my path, especially at such close range. Had he had his radio on (doubtful) he would have know I was coming in. The stupid thing is there was no reason for him to do that. There was no one behind me. It would have taken him 5-10 seconds longer if he had just made that turn behind me. I don't know, maybe he was trying to show off for his guests.

With the water taxis, I almost expect it and when I see them I just anticipate taking evasive action because they act like they are connected to a rail and will go only where they have always gone, no exceptions. And I do half way expect it in Annapolis too. I have had to slow and/or alter course before for sailboats both under sail and under power there when I was clearly stand on. However, this is the first time I thought I might get hit or hit one. The video is in wide angle mode so it does not show how close he really was.

 

[mixman]

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Originally posted by mixman

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971.08 OPERATING REGULATIONS; RISK OF COLLISION; RIGHT OF WAY.
(j) Watercraft leaving a dock, boat slip or tie-up space shall yield the right of way to all watercraft approaching such dock, boat slip or tie-up space.

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State rules?

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Wow, you're right, that is just a state rule. I can't find in Inland Navigation Rules (US) where this dangerous maneuver is mentioned. No wonder people do it all the time! All I find is "When a power-driven vessel is leaving a dock or berth, she shall sound one prolonged blast".

I may be wrong here, but perhaps this applies:

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RULE 17
Action by Stand-on Vessel
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(i) Where one of two vessels is is to keep out of the way, the other shall keep her course and speed.

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A vessel leaving a dock isn't keeping her course and speed (and in this case they were turning). I wonder if it is correct to conclude that the boat that left the fuel dock in front of John did not have the right-of-way and therefore John actually was the stand-on vessel? Obviously, John did the right thing by avoiding the collision, but I can't see how that other boat was stand-on.