Comment by brk

Eh, it goes both ways. Plenty of sail boat operators that do not realize when operating under power they are now a power boat, regardless of sails deployed, and must abide by "power boat" rules, which among other things means they no longer have the same default "right of way" considerations (it's more complex, but this is an adequate simplification for this thread). The result of this is often asshole-ish behavior on the part of the sail boat captain.