He made the best decision in his life in the last moment. 😅

@captjbrennan

26 күн бұрын

This is fact!

@DB-os8qw

21 күн бұрын

How did he make the decision to get into this situation? Not trying to be a smart azz. I am not at all a sailor. Full disclosure 😮

@leonardmilcin7798

21 күн бұрын

@@DB-os8qw Well, there is many possible reasons it could get to this situation. Not defending the captain -- whatever the decision, it was made almost too late. Now, the decision was not to try to cross in front of the large ship or to stay on the downwind of it. Which is the correct decision. If you are on the upwind of a large ship and you lose control of your small ship (very easy due to turbulent air and water), you can be pushed into the side of the ship and then it is over. When you are downwind you are in a turbulent air still but hopefully not pushing you forcefully into the side of the ship.

@roadboat9216

21 күн бұрын

@@DB-os8qw He was either crazy or, what I think is that they just weren’t paying attention. These big ships are near silent. Untill you close enough to hear the bow wave. And that’s often all you hear even this close. So, I think that it was an OH CRAP moment. The clip is so short that we dont know if the ship was giving warning blasts. Five short loud blasts, repeated as needed. See my comment as a professional mariner.

@BurtReynolds-qp1jk

17 күн бұрын

After making a very poor decision in the 15 or so previous minutes 😂😂

i love reading comments from people who have never sailed offshore, and never will sail offshore, but they sure are experts, in their own minds.

@stevewaterhouse3025

9 күн бұрын

legends in their own lunchtimes ;)

@covertops19Z

6 күн бұрын

Indeed.. Thank you for that practical comment 👍 😊

@superyachtchef

4 күн бұрын

🌟if you 3 numpties have finished cleaning the basement, Mom said, "What do you want for dinner? #datswatsup #numptynonsense

@brianwoodruff4891

2 күн бұрын

Offshore ?

@ClayHerber

2 күн бұрын

Not sure what there is to argue about here. Big ships are easy enough to avoid. Being this close this far out is purely due to carelessness

Darwinian is right. I am a US Sailing instructor. Taught on yacht like this in very windy and congested SF bay. I am also a professional captain handling 400 passenger ferries. This is either just obsurd judgment or they didn’t see this till the last few seconds. It is amazing how silent that ships are untill they get VERY close. The first thing you hear is the splashing of the bow wave. Wow. Now in open water the sailboat actually has the “right of way” or stand on vessel. But what does that matter when you’re DEAD. I drum this into my students. And the ultimate “ rule of the road is “ above all, avoid collision”.

@davidbrayshaw3529

21 күн бұрын

And should you survive a collision, it is also the measure by which the law will be applied to you, stand on vessel or otherwise.

@roadboat9216

21 күн бұрын

@@davidbrayshaw3529 That’s correct. And in warm waters you actually have a fairly good chance of survival. The bow wave pushes you off to the side, and the suction caused by the ship pulls you in and your boat scraps down the side and is either badly damaged or sunk. The other critical part is avoiding the prop/s. Unlike automotive law. Maritime or Admiralty law is rarely black and white. There is usually a blended fault. The ship should have kept a better watch. The sailboat should have avoided collision. Note, it this was in confined ships channel, things change. The ship can’t change course and can’t stop for miles. Also if the ship saw the sailboat they would have constantly given the danger signal, 5 short blasts on the horn. Have had it happen in crowed SF Bay and you don;t miss it! And have given it when running the ferry.

@davidbrayshaw3529

21 күн бұрын

@@roadboat9216 We used to have to negotiate the shipping lanes on Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Australia, when I was a kid. Dad had a 33' sloop. That was in the '80's. I'm not sure whether stand on still applied to sail back in those days, but we certainly made sure we were out of the way of shipping not just on the basis of safety, but also courtesy. We got close enough to enjoy a bow wave here and there, but nowhere near close enough to test Bernoulli's principle. And you are dead right about how "silent" these ships are. If they're downwind and you've got everything else going on on your vessel, they're a silent assassin. Your eyes are your only friend. What you say about admiralty law is dead right. Not that I've experienced it myself, but I'm led to believe that there is never a winner when a case is tried, just two losers, one more so than the other. By all accounts, it's the last court that you want to front, and if you're a commercial seaman, once you've crossed that threshold, you've done your last day as skipper. We really can't judge from this distance what happened on the bay, that day. At the end of it all, the outcome was good... just another tale to tell. I would like to know why the freighter didn't sound its horn, however? There are only two blasts that I remember the meaning of. Five for "This is your last opportunity to prevent death" and one long continuous one for "this is the last thing you will likely ever hear". From my armchair, that near incident warranted five blasts, all day long. Thanks for your reply. Fair winds to you. And, by the way, I'm very envious of the where you live and the waters that you earn your living on. I visited SF from Australia a number of years back and fell in love with the place. All the best.

@roadboat9216

21 күн бұрын

@@davidbrayshaw3529 thanks. If that crazy red mad becomes in charge. I may be moving to Australia! I’ve sailed much of the world but never got down to Australia. Would love to visit.

@hurri7720

21 күн бұрын

Pleasure ships give way for commercial traffic is a good way to look at it. The guy behind the wheel on that yacht was taken by surprise underestimating the speed of the ship. Not a controlled turn.

Sketchy tack for sure but better than being a part of coral reef.

@SeaYaSailing

22 күн бұрын

that is not a tack, that is a heel over

@DevilHunter55

17 күн бұрын

​@@SeaYaSailing with your name, you should know the terms are not mutually exclusive.

@E_Clampus_Vitus

14 күн бұрын

@@DevilHunter55And we don’t call it a ‘heel over’ we call it a knock down. This guy probably never sailed. 😂

@markrickel1632

10 күн бұрын

That was a very sketchy tack. Almost hove-to for a second. But with that wind should be clear in a minute or two. Then time to heave-to and change your shorts. The sailors should have changed course before this, but the crew on the cruise ship should never have put them in this situation in the first place. Assuming the sailboat was sailing that tack for a while and they are in open water.

@maybeharold

3 күн бұрын

@@SeaYaSailinghe tacked, then heeled Clearly went through the wind and tacked though

That’s a “tack the f$ck outta here “ !

Sailboats will race anyone in their vicinity. lol.

@Seniorfungi

15 күн бұрын

And the others dont even know it 😅

Spins on a dime

There’s always more to these stories than the bit we see. My guess is the sailboat didn’t see the ship or misjudged the ships speed and/or direction.

@BenjaminPitkin

13 күн бұрын

Nope, they misjudged their own speed - by sailing too close to the wind they cut all of their headway - thus turning a near-crossing into a collision. The only sensible thing to do is come off the wind - but that is easier said than done. Because the wind is very strong and the sails are close hauled... Meaning that when the boat goes at right-angles to the wind they are heeled dangerously. They must continue the maneuver into a downwind run.

Fastest U turn ive seen Well done

Sailboat: I have the right of way. Cruise ship: Tonnage prevails. 😂

Sailboat had the way, but sometime better to recognise that the sea is full of big idiots

@grantm6514

22 күн бұрын

Commercial vessels have right of way over pleasure craft, even if under sail.

@AndersHanche

22 күн бұрын

@@grantm6514 No, some places and under certain conditions but not as a general rule, no.

@xjs4989

22 күн бұрын

Commercial shipping always has right of way. For me the weird thing is why did they not settle this over the vhf ​@AndersHanche

@irmahin5998

22 күн бұрын

I know just about Canada and US rules that non powered boats always has right of the way. But I think in this case the sailing hoat should turn right earlier to not cross the bigger ship.

@Oetzrock

21 күн бұрын

​@@xjs4989 nope thats wrong...

Guess what, the sail boat got prio based on sea traffic rights.

@Ifixitagain

19 күн бұрын

Nope. Not if it’s a huge ship it don’t

@gamebrigada2

19 күн бұрын

​@@Ifixitagainit's arguable. Sometimes larger vessels are considered "restricted in ability to maneuver" but that only works in a last case scenario. Any large vessel should have seen this sailboat from miles away on radar, their collision avoidance should have been blaring for almost 30 minutes before this would have happened, and with that kind of lead time the inability to maneuver is moot. In this case the sailboat clearly was fighting rough seas, and the bow of the ship is totally edited in. Otherwise it would be a few hundred feet tall.

@renegranit240

19 күн бұрын

@@Ifixitagain i mean size does matter but isnt more about propulsion that sailors have right of way b4 motorboats because they cant move in all direction if they want like sailing into wind so it is generally about maneuverability and in this case if you had miles to stop the sailboat should move. Im no real sailor myself only partaking in the sailing and with ais you know if you are on collision curs and normally as a sailboat you will call them and either they say sure we can move or slow/accelerate a bit or they simply ask you to do it. Anyway i think the important part is that to not collide whoever sees or has the ability should move regardless.

@Alex-eu6kn

19 күн бұрын

@@Ifixitagain I just tested how to get likes on stupid statements. 19 likes ubtil now ... hehehe yes after reading and studding a litle bit, I can confirm that I was not 100% correct.

@lecker25

19 күн бұрын

it depends. If it was a restricted waterway, the motorvessel may have right of the way. In any open water where COLREG applies the sail vessel has. But better be safe than right and dead.

Nothin else around for 500km, only these two boats.

@grahamcox7235

27 күн бұрын

That's the globally recognised " Law of Attraction", Two bodies in a large empty space will always find each other." ( Usually with disastrous results).

@HemiLenoel-je3lx

23 күн бұрын

😂😂 Lmfao u got it

@TeddyBear-ii4yc

22 күн бұрын

​@@grahamcox7235 I'll file that alongside Murphys, Sods and Regina versus... 😊

i was under the impression the sailboat has the right-away

@chrishamilton2527

13 күн бұрын

In open water you’re right. In restricted waters (eg may be too shallow for larger vessels) then not so.

@stevecarter8810

13 күн бұрын

It's a "right of way", and it goes to the less manoeuvrable vessel. Cruise liner wins here

@zackriden79

13 күн бұрын

@@stevecarter8810 i dont think you are correct failly sure sailing boats claws that states they get a rightaway

@zackriden79

13 күн бұрын

@@stevecarter8810 Vessels under sail (without auxiliary power engaged) have right of way over powerboats in most cases. google things your dumb just FYI

@stevecarter8810

13 күн бұрын

@@zackriden79 if only the sum of human knowledge was searchable from a device in your pocket

Assuming the sailboat had been on a steady course, the cruise ship should have given way. A small 5 degree turn to port 500 metres back and there would have been plenty of room.

@michaeljaneschitz-kriegl9598

17 күн бұрын

you don't know the rules..

@stevebowen9412

15 күн бұрын

@@michaeljaneschitz-kriegl9598 actually I do. In canada at least, in a crossing path situation like this one between a powered vessel and a sailing vessel the powered vessel is always the give way vessel unless the maneuverability of the powered vessel is compromised by the waterway. (ie a narrow channel)

@richardrichard508

15 күн бұрын

@@michaeljaneschitz-kriegl9598 So you know that this did not place in restricted waters: thanks for your insight.

@michaeljaneschitz-kriegl9598

15 күн бұрын

@@richardrichard508 Commercial vessels have ALWAYS right of way against recreational craft. BTW, it is not even possible to maneuvre such a big ship so quickly.

@markrickel1632

10 күн бұрын

@@michaeljaneschitz-kriegl9598not true. You should read the colregs.

How can there be no danger signal given by the cruise ship??

@andreaspoppe3124

20 күн бұрын

because the cruse ship ignores its duty.

I have crossed through shipping lanes at night on a 38' sailboat between SoCal and Catalina Island many times. You can spot a cruise ship 10 miles away, they are lit up like a Christmas tree but these big container ships and tankers are not well lit up so you really need to pay attention. Still, we never got close to them. Always have someone on deck looking for traffic. Right of way doesn't matter if you're dead. You need to do all you can do to avoid a collision because these big ships take forever to turn and stop.

@Kitiwake

3 күн бұрын

He wouldn't have had right of way if it were an Admiralty Court after the event.

First of all they should not have ended up in this situation in the first place, so both captains are at fault here. But assuming this is open sea the sailing vessel has right of way. The International Regulations are very clear on this! Rule 18 - (a) A power-driven vessel underway shall keep out of the way of: (i) a vessel not under command; (ii) a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre; (iii) a vessel engaged in fishing; (iv) a sailing vessel. Rule 18 - (b) A sailing vessel underway shall keep out of the way of: (i) a vessel not under command; (ii) a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre; (iii) a vessel engaged in fishing. To be sure of the intentions of big ships at sea it is not uncommon for sailing vessels to use the VHF to communicate with ships to make sure they avoid collisions.

@simonf7367

27 күн бұрын

I’m a yachtmaster. The sailing vessel absolutely does not have right of way. In fact the term is never used. You have a “stand on” vessel and a “give way” vessel. Power gives way to sail, most of the time. There are many times when this is obviously not the case. Sailing vessels can’t get in the way of a cruise ship. Sail must give way to vessels over 50 meters, vessels constrained by draft, vessels towing, vessels not under any command, and much more. Sailing vessel nearly killed itself and is the obvious give way vessel.

@johanstang8298

27 күн бұрын

@@simonf7367 Then you should know the rules of COLREG. What you are refering to is probably rule 9 that regulates Traffic in narrow channels

@davidbrayshaw3529

21 күн бұрын

Both rule 18 a) 2 and rule 18 b)2 make the ship the stand on vessel, not the yacht. "Power yields to sail" is a long dead concept in navigation. It made sense when "small" square riggers were sharing the seas with similarly sized steamers, but these days in which displacement can exceed half a million tonnes and draught can be more than 20 metres, it's just not relevant.

@jeffsmith1180

21 күн бұрын

O​@@simonf7367

@leonardmilcin7798

21 күн бұрын

You are absolutely misinformed if you think a huge cruise ship that needs to plan manuevers miles in advance will spin on a dime to avoid a sailing boat that does whatever they want. Whatever you think the law is, your interpretation is simply contradicting the laws of physics which should give you a pause there. Not knowing the law is regrettable. Not having common sense and not understanding physics is lethal when sailing. Hope you are not a captain responsible for a crew.

I remember this wonderful British cartoon describing the same situation (before the tack). The wife says to her sailboat skipper husband: “Don't change course! They might misinterpret your intention."...

SV Skipper, awesome skillset in that maneuver!

@user-to6yl5wr9s

Ай бұрын

He shouldn't have been in that position in the first place

@mnrneck

Ай бұрын

@@user-to6yl5wr9s Yup absolutely true, however that was not my comment now, was it? If you see the video the skipper pops up out of the cabin takes control and immediately rectifies the situation and a maneuver that would have capsized 95% of the idiots out there

@alwilliams8882

24 күн бұрын

​@@user-to6yl5wr9sand he could have eased the sheets

@foiler

24 күн бұрын

No it really isn’t. It’s very easy just full to port.

@Akvav1tix

23 күн бұрын

@@mnrneck Absolutely nothing to commend here. A tack is a very simple and basic manouver. Im this case the sailboat does a broach right after the gack which means that the skipper has too big sails for the wind.

Guess he thought the cruise ship was gonna give way. Lol. Guess not.

@blackrun14b

Ай бұрын

But it has to!

@andrekrapcha938

Ай бұрын

Boats with motors are supposed to give way!!🤷‍♂️

@yakigold

Ай бұрын

Well of this is in open sea the cruise ship has to give way, but if it is a ship line the the cruise ship have way. Anyhow- all mast to all the can do in order to prevent collision!

@andrekrapcha938

Ай бұрын

@@yakigold Like Trump said Thursday night… I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence!! I don’t think he does either!!😂🤣😂

@jfv65

Ай бұрын

​@@andrekrapcha938 In theory yes. But where i live commercial ships have right of way. And also: size matters. Just like on the road where you as a car driven don't mess with giant heavy trucks. The captain of that sailboat realised this a little bit late IMO.

Depends on the circumstances in fact. In open waters, the ship should give way under Rule 18, Responsibilities between vessels. If the ship is in a channel, in a Traffic Separation Scheme or in the areas near its terminations it has the right of way. Right of way or no right of way, if there’s a collision, the outcome is always the same. Big ship wins. Yachtsmen and fishermen in particular are absolutely notorious for their neglect of Rule of the Road

He did the right thing. After he noticed that his boat came to a near Stop in the Waves, he turned.

Sailboat under sail has right away.

@bowersish9489

20 күн бұрын

This isn't always true. Colreg part B rule 18 (B) (ii) essentially sailboats have to give way to larger less maneuverable vessels.

@bshagopian

19 күн бұрын

Does that mean my car has the right of way when I’m crossing the train tracks with the midtown express coming down the line?

@Bikerbuoy

19 күн бұрын

ColRegs say that vessels must give way to vessels approaching from Starboard i.e. From the right but you'd be stupid to demand right of way when the opposing vessel is a cruise liner! This sailing yacht broached when he made his 180 degree turn, such was his determination to keep clear.

@rogerdepretto440

19 күн бұрын

@@bshagopian don't be stupid

@renegranit240

19 күн бұрын

@@Bikerbuoy if you know you call them for a quick talk if not the one who is allert moves

The cruise ship radar should have picked him up, tracked his bearing, and been far away...if this is in open waters.

@lubberwalker

24 күн бұрын

How do you know it's open waters. Looks like the Solent to me.

the low radar on the bow says this vessel never has a human forward look out. not the kind of ship to get near

@Itsjustme-Justme

20 күн бұрын

A radar doesn't help when nobody even watches the screen or reacts to what is visible on the screen. How is that even allowed?

to all you people in comments you do know boats do not have breaks and a Cruze ship does not turn on a dime or stop for a mile

@patrickclarke8422

25 күн бұрын

But they can slow and alter course!

@TomRyall3

24 күн бұрын

Brakes

@DM-ur8vc

23 күн бұрын

cruise

@Leytonstone09

23 күн бұрын

You do know the yacht could see that ship coming for about 10 minutes right?

@Somani6

23 күн бұрын

sailing vessels have always the right of way - so the cruise ship has to turn

That's not a tack, btw. They just went leeward without opening sails, that's why they almost cupside

@Gottenhimfella

20 күн бұрын

Here on planet Earth: they were on port tack trying to cross the ship's bows, came up to the wind, went onto a starboard tack without easing the headsail (ending up technically hove to) and as a result the yacht took charge and bore away almost to the reciprocal of their original course before easing sheets, nearly broaching as a result, then they eased the headsail over to the new tack. It's not JUST a tack, it's a crash (& botched) tack, but it is a tack.

@stevebowen9412

18 күн бұрын

Um. They started on a starboard tack and ended on a port tack. it may have been a 160 degree tack without the sail trim to match, but it was still a tack.

@Gottenhimfella

18 күн бұрын

@@stevebowen9412 Spot on, except they started with the headsail sheeted to starboard (port tack), and ended eventually with it sheeted to port (stbd tack)

@stevebowen9412

18 күн бұрын

@@Gottenhimfella indeed. I still get left and right mixed up too.

@ThePaceAdventure

18 күн бұрын

​@@Gottenhimfellabest answer

Some here are saying sailboat has ROW? In most cases, Yes! However, a tanker/cruiser size ship have ROW due to their slower ability to maneuver e.g. sailboat in video took 5 seconds to change course.. it would take minutes for for 30-60 seconds to change course, and god know how long to turn around.

Sail boats are at the mercy of the wind. Depending on wind direction, they are limited in the direction they can sail. They don't use their small engines on the open seas. Their engines are for maneuvering in the harbor. While cruise ships can't stop quickly, they can change their course. They have large engines, and they rarely go the full speed they are capable of. They can go off course and then get back on course easily.

@simonf7367

27 күн бұрын

@@jacquelyns9709 sailboat was nearly toast here. The cruise ship is 100% the stand on vessel because it is over 50 meters. Cruise ships are not that manoeuvrable at all, and it is absolutely the law that the sailing vessel get out of the way.

@artgreen6915

24 күн бұрын

No they are not 'at the mercy of the wind', unless that wind is extreme. They can sail in any direction except the ~45° either side of where the wind is coming from. They are quite capable of manoeuvring, as demonstrated in this video! Cruise ships may have powerful engines, but so what? They are very very heavy. They cannot turn on a dime like a tugboat.

@Akvav1tix

24 күн бұрын

If this is open seas the sailboat has right of way. It is a myth that commercial vessels have right of way. As some have stated, there are exceptions but the main rule is that a sailboat under sail has the right of way. Regardless, both the skipper of the sailboat as well as captain of the cruiseship are at fault of poor seamanship. The cruiseship has all necessary tools and instruments to detect a collision course with any vessel; i.e. radar, AIS. Same should apply to any ocean-going sailboat. Another misjudgement by the skipper of the sailboat is that he/she has way too much sail up for the wind. The sailboat does a broach after the tack. All in all, incompetence on so many levels.

@bobcurry4249

23 күн бұрын

Very naive comment there shipmate - problem most likely caused by the yacht not keeping an effective navigational watch. I’ve seen this from the bridge times many!

@Akvav1tix

23 күн бұрын

@@bobcurry4249 naive? Based on what? I am quite worried if we have people like you with an attitude of disregard to the rules on the bridge. If you want an example about right of ways in the high seas, Boris Herrman forced a tanker to alter its course during the previous Vandee Globe due to collision course and Boris had right of ways with his Imoca.

It could all have been sorted with one vhf message.

Cruise ship : I'm coming Sailing Boat: Wtf

Yikes!!! Who's workin that Jib Sheet?? Hop to it man!!

Maritime law, the sailboat has right of way over the powered craft. However it didn’t look like the powered craft saw the sailboat so practicality made the sailboat Captain choose to defer. Good call. I sail in Scotland around Holy Loch. There are usually sea trials of warships going on but a police tender alerts us to the fact the ships will not yield due to the exercise . When the warship is searching for a submarine , it’s not unusual for the sub to hide beneath a sailboat. The first time it happens you have a moment as your depth gauge goes from 200 metres to 40 metres instantly and you know you have a nuclear sub right underneath you.

Yeah i got the impression the skipper of the sailboat decided to stick to his guns about being the stand on vessel, I'm quite surprised that the ferry did not do anything to avoid collision, even when going through a separation scene you tend to see the bigger vessels making course adjustments well early to avoid collision.

Looks like he got away. Dude likes his adrenaline straight up.

Almost a darwin award cermony

Big ships move much faster than they appear. Never try to cross. Always take the stern.

Sailboats have the right of way

@abatesnz

Ай бұрын

Indeed, unless it's a constrained channel.

@christofah_r

28 күн бұрын

Starboard rule still applies

@timothymorris2512

28 күн бұрын

On a lake but they know better

@giovannilentini3899

27 күн бұрын

In teoria , ma la saggezza dice che, mai fidarsi troppo degli altri ... Questo può salvari la vita

@mikesh8968

27 күн бұрын

Total bs....the right of way is in normal conditions Go hold the line infront of a loaded tanker.....and say ur goodbye

He's freaking the eff out is what he's doing.

Wind rider obviously dont know who has the right of way

He made good life disission there probly cause his wife was there

Maritime law. sail before steam

@rdel2007

Ай бұрын

Not true

@puo2123

Ай бұрын

Depends. In germany sub 20m vehicles dont have a right of way to large vessels

@keithrock939

Ай бұрын

@@rdel2007 wrong but you have to give way to commercial ships like tugs or fishing boats. Cruise ships they have to stop and give way to sail boats in full sail. Know you're facts before replying.... Der

@Alok-fg8dd

Ай бұрын

May be, but I know which one I'd rather be on in a collision 😂😂 and there's also the law of common sense ...

@nuke9935

Ай бұрын

Hier wird ziemlich viel Unsinn geschrieben. Prinzipiell haben unter Segeln fahrende Schiffe Vorfahrt vor allen anderen. Es sei denn, diese wären manöverierbehindert. (Fischende Fischer, schleppende Schlepper oder Fahrzeuge mit großem Tiefgang) Dies gilt jedoch nicht für Verkehrstrennungsgebiete. Hier haben alle Schiffe ab 20m gegenüber den kleinen Schiffen und Yachten Vorfahrt, egal ob diese unter Segeln fahren, oder nicht.

Ahoy shipmates! As a former sea scout, I say the sailing yacht should have been a safe distance away from the ship. In my opinion (which I respect), I reckon the helmsman didn’t pay enough attention to the ships course and speed.

Looks like the sailboats skipper noticed the cruise ship in the last moment

@frederickking1660

18 күн бұрын

While taking a selfie

Sorry. Wasn't concentrating because there was a high pitched alarm going off somewhere down below.

My grandson was at the helm with a barge approaching the stern, when a gust of wind caused us to round up. Grandson was caught off-guard and being a bit slow to respond to the helm, I grabbed the wheel and leaded us off the wind just in the nick of time. Pretty scary for sure.

As I used to say to the folks I used to teach in such instances “you might be right, but you’ll probably be dead…..”

Switch to starboard tack--god mode engaged.

@user-zt2vf6vx7p

21 күн бұрын

Lmao

The right question is, wtf is the cruise ship doing, by not giving way to the sailing boat.. For anyone who think cruise ship have right of way( stand-on ), go and read Colreg, part B, section II, rule number 18 , paragrah (a)(iv) ;) War in comments, many captains here that don't know basic rules of collision avoidance :P

@mwhelan53

Ай бұрын

Nothing quite like the rosy glow of knowing you had right of way as your sail boat goes through the screw of a 250,000 ton cruise ship.

@SVPearler

Ай бұрын

Right question ...who has more manoeuvrability?

@xxxxxx1154

Ай бұрын

Ship has the right of way .

@hairymarmite6419

Ай бұрын

Yacht has right of way but still is responsible for avoiding a collision.

@Not_A_Cat

Ай бұрын

​@xxxxxx1154 Steam gives way to sail. Sail always has right of way.

He hove to and took a long time to release the genoa. Clearly, he was experiencing operational difficulties.

My guess is he badly misjudged the speed of his boat and thought he would safely pass ahead of the ship and then took too long to realize his error

Technically, the sail boat has right of way, vessels under sail always have rights over a mechanically propelled vessel, however sometimes it's best not to test the rules.

AIS would be screaming if the sail boat had it. Easy to be wise after the event, but the cruise ship is enormous and very visible. I've had a large container ship alter course for me when 5 miles apart, which i was surprised

I don't have a clue what the reasoning is behind the sailboat doing what it did... but if it was me I would be like "hell naw big boat I have this thing dialed and you arent slowing me up" ... Then i would race the big boat up until that exact same moment the sailboat hit that uturn.. lol

Darn, if only someone would write a book about how to avoid situations like these.

After tacking they head up too much......must be drunk.

Steel, wood, fiber. Thats the right way priority

Looks as though the yacht’s skipper only just saw the ship. The yacht’s crew completely taken by surprise.

believe it or not, that big ship has to give way, even in the middle of the atlantic.

Holy crap! That tack 😱 A sailing vessel under sail has the right of way. The cruise ship is the stand on vessel. I’m very surprised they didn’t blow their whistle to warn the sailboat. It was rough and windy, the sailers likely didn’t see the cruise ship until the last minute. But what was happening on the bridge of that ship? Wow

Very bad judgement by yacht skipper. Yacht thought he could make it. However a large ship has right of way over the yacht and generally travelling much faster. It is difficult and very slow to manoeuvre. Yacht must pass astern which if he was watching the bearing of the ship would have been easy, safe and obvious early on. For those who think the ship is the giveway vessel, what action do you think the ship should have taken?

That.... Was an interesting tack. And fast! Faster than I've ever seen

If this was the open ocean the ship should give way to a sail driven vessel. If they ship was constrained by her draught then the yacht should give way. Whatever, if I was the skipper of the yacht I would not leave it so late before taking avoiding action.

Both vessels seen one another a long way from another. Adjust course for a safe passing. 2 captains thinking about how they are right. Wrong

Vessel under sail has the right away over power vessel…. Generally. The ship could be displaying “vessel restricted in ability to maneuver” which would trump (bad word) everything…. However. Prudent mariners who want to make it home, go by… “might means right” in that situation.

First mate: I can do this! Captain comes up under the deck : WTH WTF are you doing! lol

Because of the size of the vessels it's difficult to realize that they're doing 20 knots Plus

I telly you guys what he wanted to do. He wanted to be on the downwind of the cruise ship because it is safer to be there than being on the upwind and potentially being pushed by the wind to collide with the large ship. The mistake was realising this almost too late.

Under maritime law if it's under sale it has the right of away . If the cruise ship had collided with it the captain would be doing jail time. The sail boat would have probably reported the near miss as it's a serious offence.

Sailing boat has right of way, but realistically I'd get the he'll out of there

I am a sailboat captain as well und would never go that close to a cruise ship, even if colreg might allow, but on the other hand, especially with this footage at hand, authorities should and probably will have a chat with the captain of the cruise ship about the circumstances and his justification

Even if I have the right of way over an unstoppable force, I'm still not going to check if I am really an unmovable object.

Sailboat has right of way. He reasonably presumed that the cruise ship captain would act in accordance with international maritime law.

Nice tack there! A true Holy Crap! Moment.

There are a handful of variables that determine which vessel has the right of way, those being: sail or power, under way or not, at anchor or not, in a confined area (bay, channel, etc.) or not, size and maneuverability of the vessels involved, proximity,, path of travel as it relates to the other vessel, and other factors. Given what we see here in this short video, it is unquestionably the tiny sail boat’s responsibility to avoid the collision.

I think he must have lost steering capacity , rudder snapped or something like that

I’ve not seen a single person get this right in the comments. The cruise ship is obviously over 50 meters and is the stand on vessel. Sail gives way to power is ONE of many regulations. Unless the other vessels is: over 50 meters, fishing, towing, restricted by draft, restricted in its ability to manoeuvre, not under any command, to name a few. There is no “right of way” at sea. There is the “stand on” vessel and the “give way” vessel. Sailing vessel was the give way vessel and nearly sank themselves and were in huge danger. Yours truly, Mr. Yachtmaster.

@ruthmccoy8853

27 күн бұрын

...i was about to post the exact same. Hilarious how many sailor dont know the rules of the road 🤦

@van8241

27 күн бұрын

▶◀ Rule 18 Responsibilities between vessels Except where Rule 9, Rule 10 and Rule 13 otherwise require: A power-driven vessel underway shall keep out of the way of: a vessel not under command; a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre; a vessel engaged in fishing; a sailing vessel. A sailing vessel underway shall keep out of the way of: a vessel not under command; a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre; a vessel engaged in fishing. A vessel engaged in fishing when underway shall, so far as possible, keep out of the way of: a vessel not under command; a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre. Any vessel other than a vessel not under command or a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid impeding the safe passage of a vessel constrained by her draught, exhibiting the signals in Rule 28.

@sauter1

26 күн бұрын

Where are you getting this "over 50 metres" rule from? There's nothing in the COLREGs that mentions vessels' relative or absolute sizes.

@patrickclarke8422

25 күн бұрын

Okay, but if this is open ocean are you gonna sink this sailor, who likely is a sleep or obviously not paying attention?

@woolyimage

25 күн бұрын

I think you need to re read your colregs as others have mentioned “50m” is not mentioned as others have pointed out. However in this case given the extreme close quarters situation neither of them are in the right here. The stand on vessel is required to take action ( whoever they are) if it becomes apparent that the “give way vessel” is not taking action to avoid them. Both vessels allowed this situation to become extremely dangerous. But without a wider understanding of their surroundings it is almost impossible to say who was or was not the stand on vessel. Personally having been on everything from my own yacht to 100,000 toners and having a good knowledge of the handling characteristics of both, when on a sailboat I usually just try to keep out of the way, whether stand on vessel or not.

He has the whole ocean and he has to get by a cruise ship that doesn’t make sense

lol, he thought vessel under sail had right of way.

Das Segelboot ist in der Regel Kurshaltepflichtig, das motorgetriebene Boot müsste ausweichen.

OBSERVATION..ive always wondered how 2 ocean going vessels could crash into each other with all that room to sail in

I don’t think he used his blinker for that turn 🤷‍♀️

That thing turned like it was on a train tracks wow

Ship under power has to steer around. Ship under sail has right of way.

Wrong again, all vessels must give way to a vessel approaching on Starboard. Right has Right of way. Secondly when you see Red light or port side of a vessel it means Stop or give way. The Sailboat gave way seeing he had misjudged speed, that was not a tack, or a crash tack if anything he could have heaved too. And left the jib on stb.

If you've never heard of or read COLREGS, then any opinion as to which vessel was right or wrong is valueless.

Technically sail boats have right of way of powered boats

I’m guessing sailing is much like flying. The actual task is relatively simple, it’s the critical decision making that makes or breaks a good captain.

El velero tiene preferencia de paso. El crucero tiene preferencia de peso. (Sailboat has way preference. Cruiser has weight preference)

he's completely overpowered..... After the tack he seems to actually lose control. Nice example why you ref early or risk the boat

Looks like he was trying to race you 😂

And after this fun episode the yacht captain had to empty the holding tank as he had found it had mysteriously suddenly overflowed all the way to the helm position......

Okay was that a sailboat or a horse. My jaw dropped at that maneuver.

I am a sailor nd USCG Licensed Captain. This sailboat skipper is nuts. Trying to cut across the path of a large cruise ship is a very poor decision. Even after he got clear the large wake from the cruise ship will be a problem for him

@JPAttitude

24 күн бұрын

But sailboat has right of way and the cruise ship makes no attempt to change course. Those ship captains are more concerned about keeping on their schedule and avoiding unnecesary fuel usage than minding the rules of navigation.

@williamelief

24 күн бұрын

@@JPAttitudeexactly

@bobcurry4249

23 күн бұрын

@@JPAttitudeyou keep on believing that - you’ll be fine!! My ship of over 350m ain’t weaving around you and your mates!

@JPAttitude

22 күн бұрын

@@bobcurry4249 Then I will end up owning your ship when the lawsuit settles.

@bobcurry4249

22 күн бұрын

@@JPAttitude of course you will😉

Turning a bit earlier would of been better not sure how they didn’t see their heading and the cruise ships heading was on a collision course

Sailboat almost capsized.

1st rule of sailing........ bigger vessel wins

I want to see the rest... Had a similar experience with an oil tanker... 4 at night the tanker took a 90 degrees following us.. we felt very small

The entire ocean and you get thst close to something you can see from miles away