Originally Posted by
MPN11
From Post #42 ... ... OK, 17+ knots, but entering what appeared to be a fairly busy fjord that seems a bit 'brisk'.
Brisk does have that advantage that you are definitely the over taking vessel, which should make it clear who's responsible for collision avoidance. Obviously that didn't work in this case, but I've been on a T42 through the Dover Straits and the Captain had us doing 18kts to make life simple.