bilge53
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The thread... "Sigh...a new breed on the way??" has provoked this posting as that thread was taking a turn.
I recently returned from a 60 day trip on my own trawler. In this case I was going North while most, smarter than me, were going South. Aside from the weather cooling off we passed near significantly more boats than if we were going in the same direction as they were going. While many were polite and professional there was a large number of operators that passed with no regard to the effect of their wake or proximity...hell, they would never see us again anyway. When I could spot an oncoming vessel throwing out a tsunami I would politely, when they were within perhaps 1/4 mile, ask for a slow pass if possible. Many obliged and passed with a friendly wave. Others never broke stride and frequently created angst as to whether they even saw us. This is just plain wrong and really angers me when my wife, dog and boat are abused by someone that just doesn't care and faces no consequences.
When I do a delivery or on my own boat in every situation I do my absolute best not to inconvenience anyone. I think most of us are professional in this regard but many others...
How do you deal with this? What can we do about it when it occurs? Ranting on the radio will do nothing but many do in response to release frustration (I don't but have thought about it). Record boat name, hailing port, time, date, location and post somewhere; I don't have a good answer.
I recently returned from a 60 day trip on my own trawler. In this case I was going North while most, smarter than me, were going South. Aside from the weather cooling off we passed near significantly more boats than if we were going in the same direction as they were going. While many were polite and professional there was a large number of operators that passed with no regard to the effect of their wake or proximity...hell, they would never see us again anyway. When I could spot an oncoming vessel throwing out a tsunami I would politely, when they were within perhaps 1/4 mile, ask for a slow pass if possible. Many obliged and passed with a friendly wave. Others never broke stride and frequently created angst as to whether they even saw us. This is just plain wrong and really angers me when my wife, dog and boat are abused by someone that just doesn't care and faces no consequences.
When I do a delivery or on my own boat in every situation I do my absolute best not to inconvenience anyone. I think most of us are professional in this regard but many others...
How do you deal with this? What can we do about it when it occurs? Ranting on the radio will do nothing but many do in response to release frustration (I don't but have thought about it). Record boat name, hailing port, time, date, location and post somewhere; I don't have a good answer.