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Trevor wrote:

In short, I don't think the ColRegs help protect log impellers, save for
Rule 2: "Nothing in these Rules shall exonerate any vessel [...] from
the consequences of any neglect [...] of any precaution which may be
required by the ordinary practice of seamen". In other words, people
playing with small boats should know not to cut close under the stern of
other vessels, while people choosing to use taffrail logs should know to
recover their log lines before entering waters frequented by idiots who
have never heard of the "ordinary practice of seamen" and the
extraordinary expectations that it imposes on those who go to sea.


and I like the phrasing of his remarks very much. Nevertheless, I think I
will change part of my standard orders from "report anything moving, unless
obviously harmless" to "report anything moving [unless...], and scare away
any yachts that try to cross the log line". Standard equipment to effect
the last part is the fog horn and some not very diplomatic words, and as a
last resort the log line must me taken on board (with the possible
inconvenience of tangling it up because it was taken in improperly).


Steven

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