Sailing Anarchy has the complete story including the results from a protest hearing. Latitude 38’s web site also has some coverage.
IIRC Blue is a big J boat +-60’, Camelot is a Hunter 54 and there is another boat to leeward of Camelot. Regarding an earlier question of what to do if you find yourself in a similar position, sometimes there is no way to avoid a collision. High speed starting line approaches hold much risk, especially in a mixed fleet. Often going big or going home means somebody goes home with damage. Using a match race, one design fleet, or America’s Cup tactic in a mixed fleet will create great YouTube moments but in my opinion if the tactician had not the bad luck of slipping and being injured none of us would have heard of this minor starting line collision. The non-racing Rules of the Road (#6 – Safe Speed, #7 – Risk of Collision, and #8 - Action to Avoid a Collision) taken verbatim would indicate we all should avoid a sailboat race starting line, especially the favored end. Once a vessel is “in extremis” i.e. no way to avoid a collision RoR # 34 (d) recommends 5 short blasts of the whistle. I am concerned that the now common aggressive full race approach (geared up race boat with paid crew) to events that began as fun and relaxed cruiser races will lead to yacht clubs reluctance to sponsor them. Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 Seattle From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Chuck S Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 4:58 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Race video Damn! Watched the video. Bummer for the tactician. Blue has great speed and looks to be a 60 footer? There's 13 people aboard and plenty room for more. Camelot looks smaller. Blue's Helm was turning the wheel before the collission but boat didn't respond. I guess Blue was early and accused of barging. Didn't hear a horn or gun, so I guess they were early. You can't "lee bow" the fleet I race with, cause the other skippers don't know they have to luff up. Wonder which boat's insurance company should pay for the boat damage and the tactician's broken legs? Really pisses me off how someone got so badly hurt and the helmsperson, looks so oblivious. I'd have felt totally responsible and empathetic as a skipper if I was on either boat. Could it be the helmsperson couldn't see the other boat or is looking at something other than the other boat? It looks like he/she doesn't seem too sure of herself. I hear the tactician talking to the wind, no-one responding back. Did he assume command of the vessel? There's a good legal twist. As a skipper/owner, I'd have been steering from the leeward side of the wheel, as soon as no boats were upwind of me. This video is not funny, but worth seeing as a warning to all racers. Someone better, maybe the tactician, should have been on the wheel for the start. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ________________________________ From: "Len Mitchell" <lmitch...@barrie.ca<mailto:lmitch...@barrie.ca>> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:09:52 PM Subject: Stus-List Race video Did anyone see the Blue Video from the Banderas Bay race/crash last month? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8s2cCVEJh4&feature=player_embedded I would love to hear what a hard core race skipper thinks with 20/20 hindsight. Luff and dive? Blue was 5-10 seconds early. This is better than bottom paint and barnacles we still have some snow to melt! Len Mitchell Crazy Legs Midland On. C&C 37+ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com>
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