[Rhodes22-list] Right-of-Way

[Herb Parsons]

I'm curious too. Commercial fishing vessels are stand on over sail boats, when they're engaged in fishing. ANY boat (commercial or other) limited in their ability to manuever and in a channel is stand on over a sailing boat as well. But I believe that the blanket statement that all commercial vessels have the right-of-way over any sailing vessel is incorrect.

Herb Parsons

S/V O'Jure
1976 O'Day 25
Lake Grapevine, N TX

S/V Reve de Papa
1971 Coronado 35
Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast

>>> Tatflies at cs.com 7/26/2006 10:29:26 pm >>>
Bill,

Why do commercial vessels have the right-of-way over any sailing vessel 
(unless limited in their ability to manuever)?

Tom T.
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