Collision

From: HAL TANGEN (LHZD35A@prodigy.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Wed Sep 17 1997 - 16:12:34 PDT


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From: LHZD35A@prodigy.com-DeleteThis ( HAL   TANGEN)
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 19:08:40, -0500
To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
Subject: Collision


Ok so I've been windsurfing hard for 7 years in all sorts of
challenging conditions and crowded sites but a collision? I'm very
cautious when I turn. I look all around me everytime. I never want
to turn into someone but that's exactly what happened to me.

This morning while on my 4.7 at Magnuson Park without warning another
sailor appeared right in front of me in mid-jibe. I had no time to
turn or bail and we collided with each other. Neither of us were
hurt but the main panel in my sail was torn from seam to seam and the
side of my board had a 2" long crack on the rail. The other guy's
equipment was unhurt.

The jibing sailor claimed no responsibility and was confident that
since he was the upwind sailor he had the right of way. He said that
it should've been the leeward sailors responsibility to avoid
anything that comes from windward and therefor I was at fault.

So my question: Two sailors are on starboard reach. Without looking
the upwind sailor jibes directly in front of the downwind sailor.
The downwind sailor having not seen the upwind sailor initiate his
jibe did not have time to react and ran into the side of the jibing
sailor.

Who's at fault?

I appreciate any comments. Thanks.



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