GIVE-WAY VESSEL: A term used to describe the vessel which must yield in meeting, crossing, or overtaking situations.
GOOSENECK: The universal joint between the boom and the mast.
Give-way Vessel: The vessel that does not have the right of way in a crossing or overtaking situation; the vessel that is burdened.
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Give-Way VesselA term, from the Navigational Rules, used to describe the vessel which must yield in meeting, crossing, or overtaking situations.
Give-way vessels have one obligation--to stay out of the way of stand-on vessels. Stand-on vessels, however, have more complicated responsibilities, but their basic obligation is to hold their course and speed, or to "stand-on.
Action by give-way vessel
Every vessel which is directed to keep out of the way of another vessel shall, so far as possible, take early and substantial action to keep well clear.
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The term has been superseded by the term "give-way vessel".
BURGEE: Small, triangular flag flow at the masthead.
The boat with the right of way is called the stand-on vessel and the one that must yield or alter its course is the give-way vessel.
Give-way vessel: The vessel that must take early and substantial action to avoid collision by stopping, slowing down, or changing course.
Rules: Powerboat vs. Powerboat Rules: Powerboat vs. Sailboat
MEETING HEAD-ON
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A stand-on vessel has the right of way while a give-way vessel must alter a course to avoid collision. A leeward boat is the stand-on vessel and has the right of way. The windward boat has to keep clear or give way.
There are three sailboats pictured, two on a starboard tack and one on a port tack. The port tack sailboat ( #2 ) is the give-way vessel.
Under the Navigation Rules (rules of the road), the give-way vessel (formerly burdened vessel) is obligated to alter course when two or more vessels are near each other in order to avoid collions. Compare with stand on. 2) When gear gives way it ...
A boat that has the right-of-way over the give-way vessel. It must maintain its course and speed.
Starboard Side
The right side of the boat.
In that case, it is preferred that you alter course to starboard, so that you pass port-to-port (red to red, so that both are the give-way vessel; thanks to Paul Atterton for pointing this out).
The Rules of the Road have their own language. The boat with the right of way is known as the privileged or stand on vessel because it must stand on course. The boat that must change course in the burdened or give-way vessel.
 See also: Boat, Anchor, Give, Stern, Course
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