21. More-On (port) meets Doomed Dancer (starboard) near the windward mark in a blow. At the last second, More-On decides he cannot cross Doomed Dancer and tries to bear away behind him. But a gust hits and More-On is unable to bear away enough to avoid a collision which holes Doomed Dancer, a keelboat which immediately sinks. As More-On sails past Doomed Dancer's three startled crew members who are trying put on their PFDs in the frigid waters of Lake Ontario, More-On announces that he will protest Doomed Dancer's failure to avoid a collision.

.....
decision
return to Quiz Index