If you are operating a motorboat and your motorboat is being overtaken by a sailboat, you should maintain present course and speed. The vessel that is overtaking another vessel is the give-way vessel, regardless of whether it is a sailing vessel or a power-driven vessel. The vessel being overtaken is always the stand-on vessel.
Ease back on the throttle to reduce the wake of your boat - until the sailboat has overtaken, and has put some distance between you.
If you are operating a motorboat and being overtaken by a sailboat, you must maintain your course and speed, as the overtaking vessel is responsible for keeping clear. The sailboat has the right of way in this scenario. However, always be vigilant and ready to take evasive action if necessary to ensure safety. It's important to communicate your intentions clearly if needed.
Give the sailboat a little room for navigation. It's odd that a sailboat would overtake a powerboat, but it can happen. Whether we are piloting a power or sail craft we should always be aware of our surroundings. A good pilot will have their head on a swivel at all times and know what is approaching from behind.
Give the sailboat a little room for navigation. It's odd that a sailboat would overtake a powerboat, but it can happen. Whether we are piloting a power or sail craft we should always be aware of our surroundings. A good pilot will have their head on a swivel at all times and know what is approaching from behind.
When it is being overtaken
Steer into the wind.
If a sailboat is overtaking your motorboat, you should maintain your course and speed, as motorboats are generally required to keep out of the way of sailing vessels under sail. However, it's important to remain vigilant and be prepared to take evasive action if necessary. Always communicate your intentions clearly, and ensure you follow local navigation rules to ensure safety on the water.
This is a case where the sailing vessel does not have the right of way. The overtaking vessel must stay clear of the vessel being overtaken. The best thing you could do would me to keep a steady course, or make any changes obvious so the overtaking sailboat knows what you are doing.
The boat being overtaken is always stand-on, regardless of propulsion type. Rule 13.
When a sailboat overtakes a powerboat, the sailboat is the give-way vessel, and the powerboat is the stand-on vessel. According to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs), the overtaking vessel must keep clear of the vessel being overtaken. Therefore, the powerboat has the right of way in this situation.
The sailboat is the stand-on vessel in certain situations, particularly when it is being overtaken by a powerboat. According to the "Rules of the Road," a sailboat under sail has the right of way over a powerboat, unless the powerboat is constrained by draft or other navigational hazards. In general, when a sailboat and a powerboat are on a collision course, the powerboat must give way to the sailboat. However, if the sailboat is under power, it becomes the give-way vessel.