1 In most situations the sailing boat is the stand-on vessel and the powerboat must give way. 2  If the sailboat is overtaking a powerboat, the powerboat is the stand-on vessel and the sailboat must give way. 3  Any boat with more maneuverability must give way to any boat with less maneuverability (see below). In most situations the sailing boat is the stand-on vessel and the powerboat must give way. 2  If the sailboat is overtaking a powerboat, the powerboat is the stand-on vessel and the sailboat must give way. 3  Any boat with more maneuverability must give way to any boat with less maneuverability (see below).
1832 - Hippolyte Pixii (France) built the first dynamo using a commutator, his model created pulses of electricity separated by no current. He also by accident created the first alternator. He did not know what to do with the changing current, he concentrated on trying to eliminate the alternating current to get DC power, this led him to create the commutator.
A dynamo is an electrical generator that produces direct current with the use of a commutator. Dynamos were the first electrical generators capable of delivering power for industry, and the foundation upon which many other later electric-power conversion devices were based, including the electric motor, the alternating-current alternator, and the rotary converter.