Re: Today's Bad News
Reply #133 –
Bel--- a word to the wise: Your sailboat can turn much faster than a giant freighter can, further the freighter can't stop as fast as you hope he can, further the freighter draws much more water than your sailboat does and so he must stick to the channel. I fancy trying to teach a blue-water man "the rules of the road" concerning sailboats and powerboats will end up with a dead sailor.
It's a little like trying to play "chicken" in your car with a fast train at the grade-crossing. Even if you tie, you lose.