The following accident occurred on August 15, 2009, at approximately 1200 hours.

Vessel 1 was headed to the starting line of a regatta that was taking place at the Lake Sunapee Yacht Club.  Vessel 1 was traveling in a northeasterly direction, full sail, at approximately 5-7 miles per hour.  Vessel 2 is owned by the Yacht Club and was setting out racing markers, traveling 10-15 miles per hour in a northerly direction.  Due to the markers that were contained within Vessel 2, neither the operator nor the occupant of Vessel 2 saw Vessel 1.  The occupants of Vessel 1 saw Vessel 2 and tried to yield, but at this time Vessel 2 sped up, still unaware of Vessel 1, and struck the bow of Vessel 1 with the bow of Vessel 2.  The force of the impact was such that it caused Vessel 2 to spin around and hit the starboard side of Vessel 1, resulting in approximately $9,070.00 worth of damage to Vessel 1.
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