You made this simple, Thank You! I just passed my boating test, and your explanation clarified the right of way for me, so now I will remember! Captain Carpman
thanks for the information. I just bought a boat last week and you explained it very well. I wasn't too sure how that worked. I will be doing the course before I take it out.
Glad you liked it. For my money, the best learning is pure experience. Unfortunately, we see too many boaters who fly their Power Squadron flags while doing improper or downright bonehead maneuvers. Time and experience is your best defense on the water, in my opinion. Be safe and have fun, Paul.
Rene Hasprunar Yes, it's easy to remember by just keeping the colours straight in your mind. Helpful when approaching an boat on the water. Cheers, Paul.
BoatsBeachesAndBars hi there. I totally understand the rules for this situation and get that your the give way vessel if you see a ship crossing from your s.b side to your port (see their port red light)... and if they were crossing your path from your port to your s.b (see their green s.b light) you become the stand on vessel so maintain course and speed. what I'm not clear on is the tip you give to remember it...that whole 'left, red, port". could you please explain a bit on that as I think It's a useful way to remember what your getting at. my email is aidangallacher1993@gmail.com if you can take the time to personally email me the explanation to the 'red/left/port' stuff that would be greatly appreciated...Aidan.
@@aidangallacher9910 You go to your liquor cabinet and see you have no Red Port Left. Red is the color of the Port light which is on the Left side of the vessel.
As I understand it (roughly), for buoys specifically, red/green buoy on your port/starboard side depends on going upstream or downstream? But for boat right of way, the boat on the right has the right of way, regardless of direction of travel? Thank you!
Correct. The easy way to remember which side to keep the bouys/day markers on is with the saying 'Red, right, return'. And right of way is, in most cases, with the approaching vessel maintaining the 'stand on' position if the pilot sees the green starboard light in the vessel he/she is approaching. That said, there are situations where the less maneuverable vessel maintains the right of way, an example being a sailboat if moving under sail.
I read somewhere that Nobody has the right of way unless Rule 9 is in effect (Underway in Narrow Channel). That seems odd to me but perhaps that was his thinking. That said, in the United States, the Inland Navigation Rules (Inland Rule 9(a)(ii) do convey a right-of-way in a unique circumstance: to power-driven vessels proceeding downbound with a following current in narrow channels or fairways of the Great Lakes, Western Rivers, or other waters specified by regulation (33 CFR 89.25). Not arguing your point, just pointing out how different rules can be conflated to create "right of way" beliefs. All the more reason to mandate "Drivers License testing" for boats.
In Canada, a 'boating licence' has been mandatory for almost 20 years. Unfortunately, it's a joke as one can take the multiple choice test online, with many having their more experienced buddies answer the questions for them. An exemption is if one already has Power Squadron membership, but in my years of boating I've observed the majority of Squadron flag flying boats to be out to lunch with both the rules of the road, as well as common courtesy. That doesn't make someone a qualified boater. In my opinion, only first hand experience will teach most folks what they need to know...
He forgot to mention the fact that when driving in restricted visibility and or at night, one blast from a sound signaling device indicates that a boat is passing you on your port side, and two blasts for starboard. The rules of the water also state that if the give way vessel refuses to give way, then the roles MUST be reversed. This is the law. I've been driving boats for over 15 years, and know for a fact that very few people actually know their ass from page 1 when it comes to boating safety. Why are the boating accidents increasing in Canada and the US if more people are obtaining their boating license? Makes perfect sense. We must come to the realization that a boating safety course is nothing without a practical component that will allow you to gain experience. I've been boating since I was 8 years old, and had some prior experience before obtaining my license. As a side note, as you're probably aware, lake simcoe is a very dirty lake with tons of development. There are high buildings next to the lake, making it ugly as hell. It has been cottaged out since the 1960s along with muskoka. Any lakes that are too close to Tornoto risk being dominated by too many people. People are driving farther north to find nicer, less populated areas. I can recommend you WAY nicer and more secluded places, such as manitoulin island in Georgian bay. My buddy has a cottage there; he has had it for a long time. Very few people.
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo No, that is north of west of you. Take highway 11 north to North bay, hop onto highway 17 heading west until espanola. You can also hop onto the 9 highway at Barry Ontario to reach Sudbury at highway 17. Then, turn south on highway 6 and continue to Manitoulin island. You'll be in paradise when you reach it. Nothing compares to Manitoulin island, unless you practically drive to Timmins ontario on highway 11. The lakes are very clean on the island with MUCH less tourism. You'll never return to lake Simcoe when you discover Manitoulin island. Not to mention, real estate and cottage rentals are much cheaper. People who discover this island end up returning repeatedly. Lake simcoe is only a place people go to because it's close to Toronto, and can be visited on a weekend. All the lakes on Manitoulin are not cottaged out, so much fewer people.
people like that are everywhere on the water, i do not wait, i just make the obvious heading change and continue enoyng my day. you may be right and the rules on your side but why wait til the last moments before collsion.
Luckily we were both traveling slow, so there wasn't any real threat of imminent danger - just another #boater who should have known better. But these days, that seems to be the norm on the water :-( Cheers, Paul.
The rule on this is if in adopt change course the stand on vessel should have the right of way but when in adopt alter course. To many weekend sailors don't follow the rules regardless of right of way. I have seen small boats run over because the bigger vessel thought they had the right because the were bigger. As rediculious as it sounds. As sail boats have the windward under sail motor boats just don't understand the rules or don't care. Good video senserly. Informative and correct. Glad to see this channel gives me refreshment information and maybe to thoughs weekend sailors understanding.
It goes beyond that. Unfortunately, too many folks are blissfully unaware of the fact that any rules apply on the water. Plus, basic courtesy and common knowledge sometimes seem to evaporate when the weekend captain's get behind their helms. Be safe out there. . .
Good info and easily understood. Is there a CB channel that everybody monitors? Not sure if a hail before hand would have been used but I would have been calling the SOB afterwards, hehe. Keep 'em coming and stay sharp.
You're correct in that the less maneuverable vessel is generally the stand on vessel, but that doesn't always necessarily equate to being the larger #boat. Similarly, many folks think that a sailboat always has the right of way, but again, that's not always the case, as a sailboat might be under power, as opposed to be moving solely by wind power. Bottom line is to practice collision avoidance, which is paramount. Of course, common sense and good judgement should always be employed, but sadly, that's not always the case on the water :-/ We have seen many multiple instances where a #boater will either freeze when unsure of their roll in a passing or docking situation, requiring some 'vocal coaching' as to what they might wanna do, or the weekend warrior who has absolutely no regard for others around him. That second type generally requires some specific hand gestures to get them to better cooperate with the situation ;-)
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo so being in your boat, if the approaching vessel was a sailboat under sail power approaching, from the forward Port, would the same rule apply?
@@jeffdean7623 The rule is for power-driven vessels only. See Rule 15 When two power-driven vessels are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way and shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other vessel.
Unfortunately most weekend warriors think a stand on vessel is the boat you’re standing on. If you try to tell them as they cross your port bow while your sails are flying, they will wave a finger, throw a crushed beer can at you or both. Ask me how I know. Lake Winnebago, WI.
Doesn't it ever get scary? What if you throttle and their egos are challenged? Isn't it better to heir on the safe side? Or is it safer to gun it like you did. I like that you're able to punish him with your big wake.
Scary?? I pride myself on being a very considerate boater, always observing correct protocols and rules when cruising around. That said, sometimes other, bonehead captains need a wake up call to help them focus on what it is that they're doing wrong 😉
If a collision is imminent, regardless of right of way, probably safe to give way. But if you give way when you have right of way, can sometimes confuse people on what you are doing.
I was thinking of literally taping a print out of "red/green" on my dash but this makes sense. Left=4 letters, Port=4, Red=3.... and Right=5, Starboard=9, Green=5. I won't forget now and I won't be that "other guy". Thanks for the video.
Glad it helped you out. There are actually stickers one can get to show all of what you are talking about. Makes for quick, easy reference. Not sure exactly where you can find them, but try West Marine. Cheers, Paul.
Brettski94 Given the fact that he was doing 'The Loop' & had been traveling from somewhere in the U.S. - in a big boat - I would have figured he should have known what was what. . .
I have a 14 foot aluminum with a 25 hp would you recomend me taking the whole whole trent severn waterway tour? or does it get rough? and is there areas to just beach the boat and camp along the way?
Justin Culp Simple answer is that, in theory, one could do the entire route with a 14' #boat , but I would highly recommend something a little bigger. We have seen folks doing long stretches of the waterway in kayaks, but not sure how far they were traveling. As well, some people do many miles of the system on personal watercraft (Sea Doo), but most have somewhere to go at the end of the day - a trailer to pick them up, or a marina or cottage to stay at. Keep in mind that the entire route of the Trent Severn Waterway is 240 miles, so that's a lot of water to cross in a smaller vessel. Yes, sometimes the larger bodies of water, such as Rice Lake, Balsam Lake, Lake Couchiching and especially Lake Simcoe can get quite rough, quite quickly. Being in the middle of any of these lakes in rough water can get scary and dangerous, sometimes without warning. Here are a couple of examples of what Lake Simcoe can look like (both videos from my Channel) ruclips.net/video/eMFm62q0G_E/видео.html AND ruclips.net/video/KAPwqX_B6o4/видео.html As far as camping is concerned, I would suggest the locks are your best bet for that. Many allow visiting boaters top pitch a tent for the night, but there is a fee. . . Hope that helps!
so an easy way to think of it is, if you see his green light, you're good to keep going, like a car at an intersection, and he sees your red, so he needs to stop, or diverge. I never though of it like that!
Great videos. If you are an irresponsible car driver chances are you will not die. Irresponsible boating can and will kill you along with others. Do you want to be the person responsible that survives while others die, or do you want to be the person that educates everyone on board and comes back safely with everybody? I choose the latter. It is a hell of a lot more dangerous than most people think.
Think of it this way; boats (and planes) have green lights on their starboard (right side) and red on their left (port) sides. If you approaching towards the green/starboard side, it's akin to seeing a green light at an intersection and green means go. In that case your boat would proceed normally (with caution) as it would be deemed the 'stand on' vessel. Opposite is true when approaching towards the red/port side of another vessel. Again, red means stop, but in this case most times a full stop isn't necessarily required, just slowing enough, or altering coarse, to allow the other vessel to pass safely. In that scenario, your boat would be the 'give way' vessel. Naturally, there are always exceptions to any rule, such as less maneuverable vessel, high currents, etc., but the above would apply in most scenarios. Final thought is how to remember starboard from port sides? Easy. Port/Red/Left all have less letters than Starboard/Green/Right. Brilliant! Safe boating!!
Can you help explain this to me, my logic must be flawed. If both boats are traveling straight (how you described it) and Red Port side light as someone travels towards you from port side.. Don't you both See Red and both become Give-way vessels?
Sorry, correction, reviewing back you said the boat was coming from the Port quadrant... so that would make you the stand-on. Got it... thanks. But to answer the question, two boats coming straight on would both give way if allowable?
MooF Good. Glad you picked that up :-) Straight on approach is port side to port side passing. Both vessels are on the 'left side' of each other. No give way, unless one #boat changed course suddenly . . . Thanks for watching!
John Gray . I'm hoping to do an interior tour at some point this season. I have too many other vids to get edited and uploaded first though. Stay tuned for all of the above :-)
Ya, I too would LOVE an interior tour of this boat, but apparently anchor girl nixxed that idea initially, dont know if she would like it now, its like the whole world looking inside your house, but its SUCH a nice house, er, boat!!
We got all kinds of people on water pontoon, sail boat, ski n tubing so not all will abide or know all rules. For me I KIS bare RIGHT (both boats) when incoming vessel clearly showing my direction
Good info, didn't know that, my pop was a 27 year baby man and lock and damn operator, my father also. They told me as far as channel markers it's always red, right return. So if your going out red channel markers on left, coming in red channel markers on right.
Yes, most of the time, but that doesn't apply when heading through the Thirty Thousand Islands of Georgian Bay. There, the Main Small Craft Route is generally red-roght-north. Not sure why, but don't is . . .
LakeSimcoe has got to be the worst for people with absolutely no etiquette or common sense on the water. We were out this weekend for a quick ride and I lost track of how many people that came within 10 feet of our boat when there was a whole lake to use. Have to wonder how these idiots even passed the boaters "exam", so annoying.
I hear ya, Jeff! The #Boater Exam is a joke. Most people simply have someone else do it for them online, yet they are do proud to tell you they have their 'licence'. Truth be told, it is actually a proof of competency card, but I can't imagine how a multiple choice, online 'test' could ever help one master competency over their vessel. Your story (& ours) is a perfect example of that... Sadly, this is not a Simcoe only phenomenon. Having out many miles in many boats on many bodies of water - both in Canada & the U.S., we've seen it all.... Cheers, Paul.
BoatsBeachesAndBars yeah sadly a lot of really simple things tend to blow by a lot of people. Would you say that brighter running lights.(IDK if that's what there actually I have only ever been on my local lake in the day.) Are generally better for night/evening cruising?
On the Fish River that leads into Mobile bay my Brother and I were putting along at about 5 knots on his 21 ft center console. There were kids in the water inner tubing and a bunch of blind turns. Out of one of those turns came a Baldwin county police boat with 4 young and stupid marine police on it going full speed ( Twin 250 Yamahas on a 24 footer). All of them looked like they were just hot-rodding. We saw the color of they're eyes they were so close. They took the turn at such high speed that they went wide of their intended vector. My Brother and I got the number on the boat, got out of the water and reported them immediately, hopefully resulting in their dismissal. They were probably doing 50 knots on a crowded river. Boating is dangerous enough without morons. Even when you are doing everything right it can be perilous. We have spent our lives on the water and take nothing for granted whether we are on a river, Mobile Bay, or the Gulf of Mexico. Keep up the great videos........Who knows? Maybe you have already saved some lives with these tutorial vids.
I hear ya. Sadly, we see the same type of irresponsible boaters in our area as well. I think the problem is that many boaters don't grasp the concept that a boat reacts entirely different than a car and the dynamics of safely driving or maneuvering are in a whole different league. Hopefully, we will both see less of that type of recklessness in the future. . . Cheers and happy #boating, Paul.
I'm afraid we are going to see more and more reckless behavior on the water and the road. Seems like this younger generation would rather be playing with their phone than paying attention. Life is a video game to them until they cause a wreck that costs lives. I like your point about maneuvering on the water....it is not like driving a car. Cheers Mate.
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo Sorry. I just had a every exhausting discussion about it on YT, and the ignorance of people on the water about that fact is staggering. But yes, I should not yell. :-)
Ignorance of people in the water?!?! How about inconsiderate and rude? Don't get me started 😩 Check my channel and you'll see more than one (controlled) rant on that subject....
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo Yep, every time I get out on Chesapeake there is that one cruiser blowing by me in my 28-foot sailboat on the plane in a no-wake zone. Luckily, a vast majority of the mariners are polite and considerate. And I have to say, most people around where I sail do know the rules. But that's why the rude and inconsiderate do stand out.
False! A sailing vessel is usually the stand-on vessel. However, RULE 13 Overtaking (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in Rules 4 through 18, any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken. So a sailing vessel overtaking a power-driven vessel moving slower, is the give-way vessel.
it doesn't mean that a boat is coming towards you can see you..so your call for your own safety...stuff the rules..drive to the conditions and what clearly in front of you
Yes, and if you hear one blast from a sound signaling device signaled at you, it indicates that a boat is passing you on your port side, and two blasts for starboard; this is more generally used at night or in restricted visibility. I've been driving boats for over 15 years, and many people don't know their ass from page 1 when it comes to boating safety, lol.
Another funny story, people get caught up on this pass to the right, and there is no rule to that unless you are on a collision course. I was going up the river checking something out on the bank on my port side, so I was twenty feet from the bank on my port side with a hundred yards on my starboard side, some clever guy came from the other side of the river to go through the twenty feet of water on my port, shaking his fist at me, so funny.
that is because you should of been on the right hand side of the channel, so you were the marine equivelent of driving on the wrong aside of the road. no wonder the other guy was not happy with you
funny story, I turned the helm over to the little lady, because I had to do my thing in the head, so I sitting there as the song says like a snow bird on it's nest, when all engines stopped, panic what the $%^& so in do time I made it to the helm, same thing, heading for the Holland river from lake Simcoe and a boat was coming from Keswick, went right across in front of her. wish I had been driving. maybe just as well.
Makes you want to turn the front edge of the bow into a razor sharp cutting edge, then like the Bond movies, just keep going, crunch, crunch, bump, leaving a million assorted bits in your wake as you glide on by....
Actually, no. Red doesn't mean stay away on the water, just be aware of what it is indicating and you'll be fine. Especially when it comes to red buoys - they are there for a reason and one must understand what they are indicating & best approach when passing. Check my channel for more insights on navigation. Cheers, Paul.
The boat on your RIGHT, has the GREEN (go) LIGHT.......or anything on your right side has right of way....................left = 4 letters......port = 4 letter....... now you know what starboard is LOL!!!!!
I would say 90% of boaters don't know that and I could never figure out they're way of thinking, it's simple same as the highway or anywhere else, if you looking at a red light you have to stop, I'm a little different then you, and yes I know you're right, but I would have scared the $%^& out of him.
Just completed my Pleasure Craft Operator Course.. it is quite sad and DANGEROUS that MOST people eont know the rules of being on the water... my enjoyment is infringed on because I a watching out more for the ill educated boaters.... be great if the police could issue a 10 question boating test on their stops... im sure most would fail....
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If you hit me on the Port, I'll see you in court. Another way to remember.
Love it! Thanks for sharing that one 👍
Lol awesome
you say it in 3 minutests but i sat in a boating class from 7 am to 9 pm just because keep the vids rolling i love them
jeeremiahjr You got it! I got my camera rolling every day with new stuff to share coming right behind it!
Thanks for watching :-)
I appreciate the guidance. I enjoyed the kicking up the extra wake for the other boat as punishment.
My pleasure 🙂
You made this simple, Thank You!
I just passed my boating test, and your explanation clarified the right of way for me, so now I will remember!
Captain Carpman
Fantastic. Congrats!!
thanks for the information. I just bought a boat last week and you explained it very well. I wasn't too sure how that worked. I will be doing the course before I take it out.
Glad you liked it. For my money, the best learning is pure experience. Unfortunately, we see too many boaters who fly their Power Squadron flags while doing improper or downright bonehead maneuvers. Time and experience is your best defense on the water, in my opinion.
Be safe and have fun, Paul.
Excelent tip, I never remembered who is the stand on vessel is so I always alter course. However, your tip perfect and now I'll remember.
Rene Hasprunar Yes, it's easy to remember by just keeping the colours straight in your mind. Helpful when approaching an boat on the water.
Cheers, Paul.
BoatsBeachesAndBars
hi there. I totally understand the rules for this situation and get that your the give way vessel if you see a ship crossing from your s.b side to your port (see their port red light)... and if they were crossing your path from your port to your s.b (see their green s.b light) you become the stand on vessel so maintain course and speed.
what I'm not clear on is the tip you give to remember it...that whole 'left, red, port".
could you please explain a bit on that as I think It's a useful way to remember what your getting at. my email is aidangallacher1993@gmail.com
if you can take the time to personally email me the explanation to the 'red/left/port' stuff that would be greatly appreciated...Aidan.
@@aidangallacher9910 How about just remember: see red stop. (alter course)
@@aidangallacher9910 You go to your liquor cabinet and see you have no Red Port Left. Red is the color of the Port light which is on the Left side of the vessel.
As I understand it (roughly), for buoys specifically, red/green buoy on your port/starboard side depends on going upstream or downstream? But for boat right of way, the boat on the right has the right of way, regardless of direction of travel? Thank you!
Correct. The easy way to remember which side to keep the bouys/day markers on is with the saying 'Red, right, return'.
And right of way is, in most cases, with the approaching vessel maintaining the 'stand on' position if the pilot sees the green starboard light in the vessel he/she is approaching. That said, there are situations where the less maneuverable vessel maintains the right of way, an example being a sailboat if moving under sail.
Love your attitude! Thanks for the tip! I’m a new boater making sure I’m up on the etiquette. :)
Awesome! Thank you!
Nice update.
Thanks!
I read somewhere that Nobody has the right of way unless Rule 9 is in effect (Underway in Narrow Channel). That seems odd to me but perhaps that was his thinking. That said, in the United States, the Inland Navigation Rules (Inland Rule 9(a)(ii) do convey a right-of-way in a unique circumstance: to power-driven vessels proceeding downbound with a following current in narrow channels or fairways of the Great Lakes, Western Rivers, or other waters specified by regulation (33 CFR 89.25). Not arguing your point, just pointing out how different rules can be conflated to create "right of way" beliefs. All the more reason to mandate "Drivers License testing" for boats.
In Canada, a 'boating licence' has been mandatory for almost 20 years. Unfortunately, it's a joke as one can take the multiple choice test online, with many having their more experienced buddies answer the questions for them. An exemption is if one already has Power Squadron membership, but in my years of boating I've observed the majority of Squadron flag flying boats to be out to lunch with both the rules of the road, as well as common courtesy.
That doesn't make someone a qualified boater. In my opinion, only first hand experience will teach most folks what they need to know...
Wow very helpful quickie. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
He forgot to mention the fact that when driving in restricted visibility and or at night, one blast from a sound signaling device indicates that a boat is passing you on your port side, and two blasts for starboard. The rules of the water also state that if the give way vessel refuses to give way, then the roles MUST be reversed. This is the law. I've been driving boats for over 15 years, and know for a fact that very few people actually know their ass from page 1 when it comes to boating safety. Why are the boating accidents increasing in Canada and the US if more people are obtaining their boating license? Makes perfect sense. We must come to the realization that a boating safety course is nothing without a practical component that will allow you to gain experience. I've been boating since I was 8 years old, and had some prior experience before obtaining my license.
As a side note, as you're probably aware, lake simcoe is a very dirty lake with tons of development. There are high buildings next to the lake, making it ugly as hell. It has been cottaged out since the 1960s along with muskoka. Any lakes that are too close to Tornoto risk being dominated by too many people. People are driving farther north to find nicer, less populated areas. I can recommend you WAY nicer and more secluded places, such as manitoulin island in Georgian bay. My buddy has a cottage there; he has had it for a long time. Very few people.
Georgian Bay?? Where's that, in lake Simcoe somewhere. . . ?
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo No, that is north of west of you. Take highway 11 north to North bay, hop onto highway 17 heading west until espanola. You can also hop onto the 9 highway at Barry Ontario to reach Sudbury at highway 17. Then, turn south on highway 6 and continue to Manitoulin island. You'll be in paradise when you reach it. Nothing compares to Manitoulin island, unless you practically drive to Timmins ontario on highway 11. The lakes are very clean on the island with MUCH less tourism. You'll never return to lake Simcoe when you discover Manitoulin island. Not to mention, real estate and cottage rentals are much cheaper. People who discover this island end up returning repeatedly. Lake simcoe is only a place people go to because it's close to Toronto, and can be visited on a weekend. All the lakes on Manitoulin are not cottaged out, so much fewer people.
Shhhh. You’re not supposed to talk about secluded places. That’s why they’re secluded. 😆
people like that are everywhere on the water, i do not wait, i just make the obvious heading change and continue enoyng my day. you may be right and the rules on your side but why wait til the last moments before collsion.
Luckily we were both traveling slow, so there wasn't any real threat of imminent danger - just another #boater who should have known better. But these days, that seems to be the norm on the water :-(
Cheers, Paul.
The rule on this is if in adopt change course the stand on vessel should have the right of way but when in adopt alter course. To many weekend sailors don't follow the rules regardless of right of way. I have seen small boats run over because the bigger vessel thought they had the right because the were bigger. As rediculious as it sounds. As sail boats have the windward under sail motor boats just don't understand the rules or don't care. Good video senserly. Informative and correct. Glad to see this channel gives me refreshment information and maybe to thoughs weekend sailors understanding.
It goes beyond that. Unfortunately, too many folks are blissfully unaware of the fact that any rules apply on the water. Plus, basic courtesy and common knowledge sometimes seem to evaporate when the weekend captain's get behind their helms.
Be safe out there. . .
Good info and easily understood. Is there a CB channel that everybody monitors? Not sure if a hail before hand would have been used but I would have been calling the SOB afterwards, hehe. Keep 'em coming and stay sharp.
No more PORT left …that how I remember it
How do you know who the give wag vessel is?
I describe that in a post on my Patreon Page. You can find it here; www.patreon.com/BoatingWithBoogaboo
I always thought the larger vessel was the stand on vessel, due to less/slower maneuverability.
You're correct in that the less maneuverable vessel is generally the stand on vessel, but that doesn't always necessarily equate to being the larger #boat. Similarly, many folks think that a sailboat always has the right of way, but again, that's not always the case, as a sailboat might be under power, as opposed to be moving solely by wind power.
Bottom line is to practice collision avoidance, which is paramount. Of course, common sense and good judgement should always be employed, but sadly, that's not always the case on the water :-/ We have seen many multiple instances where a #boater will either freeze when unsure of their roll in a passing or docking situation, requiring some 'vocal coaching' as to what they might wanna do, or the weekend warrior who has absolutely no regard for others around him. That second type generally requires some specific hand gestures to get them to better cooperate with the situation ;-)
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo so being in your boat, if the approaching vessel was a sailboat under sail power approaching, from the forward Port, would the same rule apply?
@@jeffdean7623 The rule is for power-driven vessels only. See Rule 15 When two power-driven vessels are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way and shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other vessel.
Unfortunately most weekend warriors think a stand on vessel is the boat you’re standing on. If you try to tell them as they cross your port bow while your sails are flying, they will wave a finger, throw a crushed beer can at you or both. Ask me how I know. Lake Winnebago, WI.
Doesn't it ever get scary? What if you throttle and their egos are challenged? Isn't it better to heir on the safe side? Or is it safer to gun it like you did. I like that you're able to punish him with your big wake.
Scary?? I pride myself on being a very considerate boater, always observing correct protocols and rules when cruising around. That said, sometimes other, bonehead captains need a wake up call to help them focus on what it is that they're doing wrong 😉
If a collision is imminent, regardless of right of way, probably safe to give way. But if you give way when you have right of way, can sometimes confuse people on what you are doing.
I was thinking of literally taping a print out of "red/green" on my dash but this makes sense. Left=4 letters, Port=4, Red=3.... and Right=5, Starboard=9, Green=5. I won't forget now and I won't be that "other guy". Thanks for the video.
Glad it helped you out. There are actually stickers one can get to show all of what you are talking about. Makes for quick, easy reference. Not sure exactly where you can find them, but try West Marine.
Cheers, Paul.
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That guy who did that to you needs to watch this video! I hate when people do that! It's so simple, but yet complicated for some! Hahaha
Brettski94 Given the fact that he was doing 'The Loop' & had been traveling from somewhere in the U.S. - in a big boat - I would have figured he should have known what was what. . .
I have a 14 foot aluminum with a 25 hp would you recomend me taking the whole whole trent severn waterway tour? or does it get rough? and is there areas to just beach the boat and camp along the way?
Justin Culp Simple answer is that, in theory, one could do the entire route with a 14' #boat , but I would highly recommend something a little bigger. We have seen folks doing long stretches of the waterway in kayaks, but not sure how far they were traveling. As well, some people do many miles of the system on personal watercraft (Sea Doo), but most have somewhere to go at the end of the day - a trailer to pick them up, or a marina or cottage to stay at.
Keep in mind that the entire route of the Trent Severn Waterway is 240 miles, so that's a lot of water to cross in a smaller vessel. Yes, sometimes the larger bodies of water, such as Rice Lake, Balsam Lake, Lake Couchiching and especially Lake Simcoe can get quite rough, quite quickly. Being in the middle of any of these lakes in rough water can get scary and dangerous, sometimes without warning. Here are a couple of examples of what Lake Simcoe can look like (both videos from my Channel) ruclips.net/video/eMFm62q0G_E/видео.html AND ruclips.net/video/KAPwqX_B6o4/видео.html
As far as camping is concerned, I would suggest the locks are your best bet for that. Many allow visiting boaters top pitch a tent for the night, but there is a fee. . .
Hope that helps!
Justice served in the form of a large wake ;)
so an easy way to think of it is, if you see his green light, you're good to keep going, like a car at an intersection, and he sees your red, so he needs to stop, or diverge. I never though of it like that!
Pretty much! An easy way to remember who has the right of way on the water (in most cases).
Very nicely explained!
Glad you liked it. Now all I gotta do is get other #boaters to watch and learn this simple rule ;-)
Cheers, Paul.
Great videos. If you are an irresponsible car driver chances are you will not die. Irresponsible boating can and will kill you along with others. Do you want to be the person responsible that survives while others die, or do you want to be the person that educates everyone on board and comes back safely with everybody? I choose the latter.
It is a hell of a lot more dangerous than most people think.
always yield to your right?
That's a good way to think of it. . .
so if you are on my right I let you go by and if you are on my left you let me go by ?
Think of it this way; boats (and planes) have green lights on their starboard (right side) and red on their left (port) sides. If you approaching towards the green/starboard side, it's akin to seeing a green light at an intersection and green means go. In that case your boat would proceed normally (with caution) as it would be deemed the 'stand on' vessel.
Opposite is true when approaching towards the red/port side of another vessel. Again, red means stop, but in this case most times a full stop isn't necessarily required, just slowing enough, or altering coarse, to allow the other vessel to pass safely. In that scenario, your boat would be the 'give way' vessel.
Naturally, there are always exceptions to any rule, such as less maneuverable vessel, high currents, etc., but the above would apply in most scenarios.
Final thought is how to remember starboard from port sides? Easy. Port/Red/Left all have less letters than Starboard/Green/Right. Brilliant!
Safe boating!!
Can you help explain this to me, my logic must be flawed. If both boats are traveling straight (how you described it) and Red Port side light as someone travels towards you from port side.. Don't you both See Red and both become Give-way vessels?
Sorry, correction, reviewing back you said the boat was coming from the Port quadrant... so that would make you the stand-on. Got it... thanks. But to answer the question, two boats coming straight on would both give way if allowable?
MooF Good. Glad you picked that up :-)
Straight on approach is port side to port side passing. Both vessels are on the 'left side' of each other. No give way, unless one #boat changed course suddenly . . .
Thanks for watching!
Red port wine left , green spinach starboard: for channel markers : red right returning, green going gone right . Anyone with better ?
Depends where you are doing your boating as different areas have different methods of setting navigational markers.
there is no more red wine left in the bottle
Great vid could you do a tour of the boat
John Gray . I'm hoping to do an interior tour at some point this season. I have too many other vids to get edited and uploaded first though.
Stay tuned for all of the above :-)
Ya, I too would LOVE an interior tour of this boat, but apparently anchor girl nixxed that idea initially, dont know if she would like it now, its like the whole world looking inside your house, but its SUCH a nice house, er, boat!!
Lauren Johnson I'm trying to convince her . . . Give me some more time ;-)
We got all kinds of people on water pontoon, sail boat, ski n tubing so not all will abide or know all rules. For me I KIS bare RIGHT (both boats) when incoming vessel clearly showing my direction
There's no port LEFT in the bottle. (port being fortified wine and RED in colour)
Ya.
Good info, didn't know that, my pop was a 27 year baby man and lock and damn operator, my father also. They told me as far as channel markers it's always red, right return. So if your going out red channel markers on left, coming in red channel markers on right.
Yes, most of the time, but that doesn't apply when heading through the Thirty Thousand Islands of Georgian Bay. There, the Main Small Craft Route is generally red-roght-north. Not sure why, but don't is . . .
Great video.
Thanks, Kevin Irwin :-)
Last two-minute quickie I had was at 38,000 feet.
Underrated comment
LakeSimcoe has got to be the worst for people with absolutely no etiquette or common sense on the water. We were out this weekend for a quick ride and I lost track of how many people that came within 10 feet of our boat when there was a whole lake to use. Have to wonder how these idiots even passed the boaters "exam", so annoying.
I hear ya, Jeff! The #Boater Exam is a joke. Most people simply have someone else do it for them online, yet they are do proud to tell you they have their 'licence'. Truth be told, it is actually a proof of competency card, but I can't imagine how a multiple choice, online 'test' could ever help one master competency over their vessel. Your story (& ours) is a perfect example of that...
Sadly, this is not a Simcoe only phenomenon. Having out many miles in many boats on many bodies of water - both in Canada & the U.S., we've seen it all....
Cheers, Paul.
It never ceases to surprise me how many people have no clue how to operate their boat.
Yup.
Another easy way to remember is just like in a car if you see a green light you can go. If you see a red light you can't
Correct :-)
So red means give way green means go?
Correct. A very simple system, but sadly, many #boaters are unaware of how things work :-/
BoatsBeachesAndBars yeah sadly a lot of really simple things tend to blow by a lot of people. Would you say that brighter running lights.(IDK if that's what there actually I have only ever been on my local lake in the day.) Are generally better for night/evening cruising?
Also port wine is red
Good point.
On the Fish River that leads into Mobile bay my Brother and I were putting along at about 5 knots on his 21 ft center console. There were kids in the water inner tubing and a bunch of blind turns. Out of one of those turns came a Baldwin county police boat with 4 young and stupid marine police on it going full speed ( Twin 250 Yamahas on a 24 footer). All of them looked like they were just hot-rodding. We saw the color of they're eyes they were so close. They took the turn at such high speed that they went wide of their intended vector. My Brother and I got the number on the boat, got out of the water and reported them immediately, hopefully resulting in their dismissal. They were probably doing 50 knots on a crowded river. Boating is dangerous enough without morons. Even when you are doing everything right it can be perilous. We have spent our lives on the water and take nothing for granted whether we are on a river, Mobile Bay, or the Gulf of Mexico. Keep up the great videos........Who knows? Maybe you have already saved some lives with these tutorial vids.
Apologize for the grammar and spelling, but you get my point, correct?
I hear ya. Sadly, we see the same type of irresponsible boaters in our area as well. I think the problem is that many boaters don't grasp the concept that a boat reacts entirely different than a car and the dynamics of safely driving or maneuvering are in a whole different league. Hopefully, we will both see less of that type of recklessness in the future. . .
Cheers and happy #boating, Paul.
I'm afraid we are going to see more and more reckless behavior on the water and the road. Seems like this younger generation would rather be playing with their phone than paying attention. Life is a video game to them until they cause a wreck that costs lives. I like your point about maneuvering on the water....it is not like driving a car. Cheers Mate.
One more rule - "SAIL BEFORE POWER!!!" A vessel under sail is ALWAYS a stand-on vessel EXCEPT if the powered vessel is a commercial vessel under way.
Don't have to yell about it. . .
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo Sorry. I just had a every exhausting discussion about it on YT, and the ignorance of people on the water about that fact is staggering. But yes, I should not yell. :-)
Ignorance of people in the water?!?! How about inconsiderate and rude? Don't get me started 😩 Check my channel and you'll see more than one (controlled) rant on that subject....
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo Yep, every time I get out on Chesapeake there is that one cruiser blowing by me in my 28-foot sailboat on the plane in a no-wake zone. Luckily, a vast majority of the mariners are polite and considerate. And I have to say, most people around where I sail do know the rules. But that's why the rude and inconsiderate do stand out.
False! A sailing vessel is usually the stand-on vessel. However, RULE 13
Overtaking
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in Rules 4 through 18, any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken. So a sailing vessel overtaking a power-driven vessel moving slower, is the give-way vessel.
on the right in the right
Very well put. I like that one.
it doesn't mean that a boat is coming towards you can see you..so your call for your own safety...stuff the rules..drive to the conditions and what clearly in front of you
Great video. No more red port left.
First rule of driving and boating, don’t run into anything, second rule, avoid being run into, all other rules follow after.
. . . And don't forget, only approach something as fast as your willing to hit it ;-)
if someone is approaching my port side, they need to give way, and if someone is approaching my starboard side, I need to give way.
Yes, and if you hear one blast from a sound signaling device signaled at you, it indicates that a boat is passing you on your port side, and two blasts for starboard; this is more generally used at night or in restricted visibility. I've been driving boats for over 15 years, and many people don't know their ass from page 1 when it comes to boating safety, lol.
It depends what vessels are involved.
Another funny story, people get caught up on this pass to the right, and there is no rule to that unless you are on a collision course. I was going up the river checking something out on the bank on my port side, so I was twenty feet from the bank on my port side with a hundred yards on my starboard side, some clever guy came from the other side of the river to go through the twenty feet of water on my port, shaking his fist at me, so funny.
that is because you should of been on the right hand side of the channel, so you were the marine equivelent of driving on the wrong aside of the road. no wonder the other guy was not happy with you
im going for my boat lincnene im nearly their I love he princness cruise and want to be a boat driver
Christopher Sewell Congratulations on getting your “lincnene” what’re the fuck a lincnene is 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
funny story, I turned the helm over to the little lady, because I had to do my thing in the head, so I sitting there as the song says like a snow bird on it's nest, when all engines stopped, panic what the $%^& so in do time I made it to the helm, same thing, heading for the Holland river from lake Simcoe and a boat was coming from Keswick, went right across in front of her. wish I had been driving. maybe just as well.
Makes you want to turn the front edge of the bow into a razor sharp cutting edge, then like the Bond movies, just keep going, crunch, crunch, bump, leaving a million assorted bits in your wake as you glide on by....
I always said red stay away. Like in red stop.
Actually, no. Red doesn't mean stay away on the water, just be aware of what it is indicating and you'll be fine. Especially when it comes to red buoys - they are there for a reason and one must understand what they are indicating & best approach when passing. Check my channel for more insights on navigation.
Cheers, Paul.
The boat on your RIGHT, has the GREEN (go) LIGHT.......or anything on your right side has right of way....................left = 4 letters......port = 4 letter....... now you know what starboard is LOL!!!!!
good info.
This “2 minute quickie” will takeover three minutes! 🤣🤦♀️🥴
I would say 90% of boaters don't know that and I could never figure out they're way of thinking, it's simple same as the highway or anywhere else, if you looking at a red light you have to stop, I'm a little different then you, and yes I know you're right, but I would have scared the $%^& out of him.
MSC
Just completed my Pleasure Craft Operator Course.. it is quite sad and DANGEROUS that MOST people eont know the rules of being on the water... my enjoyment is infringed on because I a watching out more for the ill educated boaters.... be great if the police could issue a 10 question boating test on their stops... im sure most would fail....
That's actually a great idea. 👍👍