importmonkey
Opinionated Member
- Jul 9, 2015
- 1,056
- Boat Info
- 2005 260DA (sold)
2007 44DA (sold)
1989/2015 Hatteras 65c
- Engines
- 12v92TA
Sails or no sails...I try not to hit other boats.
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That boat you were in has to weigh at lease 10 or 12 thousand pounds and doesn’t seem to be altering the attitude of the sailboat very much.
I find most sail boaters take their right of way thing to an extreme that can be a bit unsafe in that they interpret it as something that means that they can do whatever they like and we’re supposed to get out of the way while they do it.
Glad you’re safe and I think you’ll settle down in time.
I boat in sail infested waters and no matter how hard I try to avoid them often still have a hard time staying clear.
...Stuff happens fast....
That boat you were in has to weigh at lease 10 or 12 thousand pounds and doesn’t seem to be altering the attitude of the sailboat very much.
I find most sail boaters take their right of way thing to an extreme that can be a bit unsafe in that they interpret it as something that means that they can do whatever they like and we’re supposed to get out of the way while they do it.
Glad you’re safe and I think you’ll settle down in time.
I boat in sail infested waters and no matter how hard I try to avoid them often still have a hard time staying clear.
Jbaffoh,
Just to kind of give you the lay of the land here on clubsearay.com, this is a site dedicated to Sea Ray boats and their owners, plus a few off brand owners who have registered. There are roughly 45,000 members who own everything from an 18 ft bow rider up to 65' fly bridge models. The vast majority of members are lake or river boaters who are not required to operate by the navigation rules and likely don't even know what "colregs" refers to. However, there are very likely a couple of thousand of us who are experienced seamen and are licensed captains operating in coastal areas, and many of them hold 100 ton Masters Licenses with many years experience an a lot of blue water under the hulls. Most of them, like me, don't know enough about the circumstances or area to even comment.
Statements like "........The rest of you would do well to learn your colregs and apply some thought and insight to boating. Safe and competent boating requires more than a key and a case of beer. " won't win many friends here and makes a poor first impression for a first post.
Lighten up Francis.I was refering to the commenters in this thread. Obviously, you were not one of them.
As for first impressions? I don’t find it particularly desireable to fit in with most of the commenters in this thread. If the majority of members don’t know the regs, why are they rushing to judgment about the sailboat?
Please delete this thread.
Please delete this thread.
So put down your driving manual, pick up the colregs, and use relevant terminology.... If you’ve never sailed, this means tacking or jybing does not happen instantaneously—like turning a powerboat’s wheel.
As for first impressions? I don’t find it particularly desireable to fit in with most of the commenters in this thread.