When a sailing vessel meets a ship on its starboard bow on a converging course, which vessel has the right of way?
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Congratulations to Eva Perez, Guayquil, Ecuador, who correctly answered last week’s Mindbender. “When you request pratique on entering a foreign port, you are requesting a health clearance for your crew. The signal to the post officer or local health officials is the Q flag or yellow square hoisted to the starboard spreader of a sailing vessel.
