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Clyde
COLREG always applies
You need the COLREG to determine who is the "Stand On" vessel and who is the "Give Way" vessel.Merriam-Webster DictionaryDefinition of "Deem"; to come to think or judge."(b) For the purposes of this Rule the windward side shall be "Deem" to be the side opposite that on which the mainsail is carried..." Or in other words the wind direction across the other sailboat can be "Judged" to be the side opposite that on which the mainsail is carried by visually looking at the other sailboat's mainsail to confirm the requirements of item (a). But item (a) still uses the word "Wind" throughout and sail is mention only once in item (b) to help identify wind direction. If "Wind" direction wasn't the main rule, why keep listing it as a requirement in item (a)? You can tell what tack a sailboat is sailing by her sails and her heel in most cases, but there is always an exception. Normally when "Running" you do not sail Directly Down Wind (DDW) with the wind directly off your stern, you are "Running" with the wind off either the port or starboard rear quarter. In the example stated in the earlier post, the two sailboats are running with the boom on the starboard side or on a port tack with windward being on the port rear quarter of the vessel. When one of the sailboats goes to "Sailing by the lee" the wind is now on the same side the mainsail is on, the starboard rear quarter. The mainsail is still showing a port tack with the boom on the starboard side. The sailboat "Sailing by the lee" with the windward side now on the starboard side of the vessel is the "Stand On" vessel and the other vessel with the wind off the port becomes the "Give Way" vessel. Since the wind is not on the same side for both vessels even though they both show a port tack, windward and leeward does not apply when the wind is not on the same side for both vessels.Fair Winds,Clyde
You need the COLREG to determine who is the "Stand On" vessel and who is the "Give Way" vessel.Merriam-Webster DictionaryDefinition of "Deem"; to come to think or judge."(b) For the purposes of this Rule the windward side shall be "Deem" to be the side opposite that on which the mainsail is carried..." Or in other words the wind direction across the other sailboat can be "Judged" to be the side opposite that on which the mainsail is carried by visually looking at the other sailboat's mainsail to confirm the requirements of item (a). But item (a) still uses the word "Wind" throughout and sail is mention only once in item (b) to help identify wind direction. If "Wind" direction wasn't the main rule, why keep listing it as a requirement in item (a)? You can tell what tack a sailboat is sailing by her sails and her heel in most cases, but there is always an exception. Normally when "Running" you do not sail Directly Down Wind (DDW) with the wind directly off your stern, you are "Running" with the wind off either the port or starboard rear quarter. In the example stated in the earlier post, the two sailboats are running with the boom on the starboard side or on a port tack with windward being on the port rear quarter of the vessel. When one of the sailboats goes to "Sailing by the lee" the wind is now on the same side the mainsail is on, the starboard rear quarter. The mainsail is still showing a port tack with the boom on the starboard side. The sailboat "Sailing by the lee" with the windward side now on the starboard side of the vessel is the "Stand On" vessel and the other vessel with the wind off the port becomes the "Give Way" vessel. Since the wind is not on the same side for both vessels even though they both show a port tack, windward and leeward does not apply when the wind is not on the same side for both vessels.Fair Winds,Clyde