Sailboat Crash

Duluth Yacht Club video shows Zipper (U-20) t-boning Wind Walker (S2 7.9) on August 24, 2005, at the Duluth end of Lake Superior.

Video shows in full visual and aural detail what can happen to an $1,800 bowsprit when right-of-way is not heeded during mark roundings.

Thanks to David Turnham for filming.

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Sports

Tags:

• sail
• duluth
• sailing
• crash
• lake
• superior

[boredinduluth2]

There were at least a hundred witnesses. We know it's real.

[fixxxer0]

shouldn't you all know the rules of right of way...

and the number one rule is to avoid collision at all costs. if you are the stand on boat and someone is not giving way, you must give way in order to avoid a collision.

being the stand on boat does not make you right, neither does racing.

[Boatdrunker]

Nice T-Bone!

[conormurphy92]

exciting stuff....

[timohan100]

The starboard boat did have rights and he might have been racing. He could have been a JAM boat (jib and main) or he could racing in a different section. Racing or not, if you don't give way it gets expensive. Non racers, please stay away from marks or else!! See everyone at the 2009 Mac!!

[jcdevlin63]

granted, the bigger sailboat had right of way given he was on starboard tack. Still, he was not racing and should have been considerate not to impede a race in progress. The u20 skipper should have also looked ahead knowing there was a "gomer" on the course and taken it wide. 2 bad, fd'up his rounding..

[bigkiwial]

Crap, starboard tack has right of way, the skipper on the port tack yacht wants a smack in the head for that.

[skater11295]

thats why you should round the mark wide and sail close to the marker after the gybe

[Angluw]

Shit heppends!

Teatch him the rules! ;)

Cool stunt - facinating sound!

[fielder95]

right of way...

[ibook133]

I wonder how many lawyers were participating... hehe.