![]() ![]() ‘The accident was caused by Stand By’s sudden change of course, which was much too quick to permit the Falcon to respond. Coast Guard, which intercepted Stand By and boarded her. The Falcon furled her sails and pursued the 40-footer under power, in order to determine her name The Stand By did not stop after the collision. ‘Because of the Falcon’s tonnage, a licensed pilot is required whenever the yacht is underway, approaching, or inside the Bay. ‘The pilot is also an experienced sailor and sailboat owner. ‘A San Francisco Bay Pilot was on the Falcon’s bridge overseeing the Falcon’s course at all times. ‘With her main sheeted hard in, the smaller boat was unable to bear away to avoid a collision. ‘After Stand By had sailed past the Falcon’s bow, the smaller vessel suddenly rounded up, possibly to tack in order to follow the Falcon, when she lost control. ‘Prior to the photos shown here, Stand By was bearing away, and the two yachts were on safe courses to pass roughly with a distance of 200ft separation. ‘The Stand By was originally on a roughly reciprocal course to that of the Falcon. ‘A few minutes before this photo sequence was taken, the Falcon had turned to port, to give the right of way to the smaller yacht, which was to leeward on the starboard tack. The top of the Nordic 40’s mast also punched a hole in one of Falcon’s sails.Īs for the smaller boat, a big chunk was taken out of her bow. Maltese Falcon suffered damage to a section of her starboard topside and rail. The owner of the 289ft superyacht Maltese Falcon, Tom Perkins has posted an account of a collision his yacht was involved in with a Nordic 40, Stand By, on San Francisco Bay. ![]()
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