Quick lesson on right of way

Dutch320

https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2021/08/24/sailboat-has-close-call-freighter-st-clair-river/8245455002/

This makes me happy I have two engines. Who said sailing isn’t exciting. 

randy56

Na they do not have to clean the $hitt out of there pants. Looks like the freighter was making a turn to stay in channel. 

aero3113

WoW!! LoL!

LaRea

Fidiots -- and lucky ones.  I can't believe how quickly that freighter was able to change direction!  I'm guessing she was not heavy with cargo.  

goalie59

Ha ha. I loved that. Sorry but I can’t stand sailers , they irritate me always plugging up a channel with their race days and when they walk down the dock with their little one gallon jerry can. 

mattie

We run that section of river all the time. There is no reason for sailboats to be under sail in that area. There is not a lot of room to navigate properly with boat traffic.

All boats should be motored thru that spot. Zero exceptions.

Pretty tough to keep blow boaters egos in check. Different bunch - operating at a higher level than the rest of us.

RiverRat232

Boatwads. Don't be a boatwad.

YYZRC

It certainly wouldn't have been the first scratch on the port side of that freighter.

MarkB

At first I was like, why is the freighter gunning directly for the sailboat??
Then at 3:11 mark, it all makes sense, the sailboat is a dingbat.