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09-23-2017, 09:52 PM
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City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
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Stupidity incarnated
Today was a very nice hot day and end of September month it is just a blessing up here. We departed from the marina with wife and parents visiting from France. Target was a small marina not far from our favorite anchorage so my aging parents could sleep in an nice nearby hotel room while we stay aboard ( yes we keep the best for us lol).
Mid way there is a well known sand bank starboard where people anchor and swim, and as a hot sunny day, there was a hell lot of people anchored there.
I spotted a cruiser on starboard that was setting up a towing with little kids on an inflatable seat so moved a bit on port to give them room. Boat on port were slowing down because of the traffic. I was around 15 meters port from the towing boat when suddenly heard a roaring noise, looked behind and saw a big, 35 to 40 feet long, speedboat going full throttle at what I think was at least 30 knots that decided to pass starboard between me and the towing boat. This ******* (sorry for my language but I know no name except this for this prick) went 6 feet from two kids sitting on an inflatable seat at 30knots. Cannot imagine what would have been the carnage if he just made a mistake of handling.
Some people just does not deserve to be born...
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09-23-2017, 10:01 PM
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Dauntless Award
City: Wrangell, Alaska
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That's why it's far safer to cruise only on cloudy, rainy days! 
See there is a method to my madness! 
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09-23-2017, 10:11 PM
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City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
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Yeah, me too I like cloudy chilly days, stupid cruisers stay at the dock and I have the river for myself. 
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09-23-2017, 10:39 PM
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City: Boston Area
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On a more serious note.....when I ran a small bowrider and had kids...the entire ocean was divided up into two zones. Where it was safe to tow my kids, and where it wasn't. Don't get me wrong... I LOVE the rafting up, lots of boats, total chaos of a boatable beaching area. Its fun for everyone.....but there is no way in hell that I would put my kids on a tube there. In fact, the first thing we always did when we got there, was to talk about safe swim areas....and they were limited to areas where moving boats couldn't go.
I don't want to diminish the errors of the speedboat in this discussion, but as a parent/captain.....it is protocol to assume the average boater is an idiot and act accordingly. The entertainment value of stupidity is massive, if you are not in danger.
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09-23-2017, 10:51 PM
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City: Quebec
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Even if the kids would have not been there this guy was just a jerk. There were something like 30 boats on the sand 30 feet from his trajectory, I just cannot imagine what would have happened if he would have lost control...
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09-23-2017, 11:28 PM
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Guru
City: Pender Harbour, BC
Vessel Name: Gwaii Haanas
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Rcmp.
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09-23-2017, 11:49 PM
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City: Queensland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Benthic2
Don't get me wrong... I LOVE the rafting up, lots of boats, total chaos of a boatable beaching area. Its fun for everyone...
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 Could not think of anything worse.
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09-24-2017, 12:45 AM
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Guru
City: Pender Harbour, BC
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Me neither! Definition of boating hell!
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09-24-2017, 04:05 AM
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City: Sydney
Vessel Name: Sojourn
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Lou, imagine what a jerk that boat operator is like in everyday life. It`s fortunate everyone came out of it ok.
Behavior like that on Sydney Harbor led to relocating my boat 20 miles N in a better location, where most boaters behave a whole lot better, and you get a friendly wave of the hand instead of a bad pass and a deep wake.
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09-24-2017, 06:39 AM
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Guru
City: Cleveland
Vessel Name: Irishland
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lou_tribal
Today was a very nice hot day and end of September month it is just a blessing up here. We departed from the marina with wife and parents visiting from France. Target was a small marina not far from our favorite anchorage so my aging parents could sleep in an nice nearby hotel room while we stay aboard ( yes we keep the best for us lol).
Mid way there is a well known sand bank starboard where people anchor and swim, and as a hot sunny day, there was a hell lot of people anchored there.
I spotted a cruiser on starboard that was setting up a towing with little kids on an inflatable seat so moved a bit on port to give them room. Boat on port were slowing down because of the traffic. I was around 15 meters port from the towing boat when suddenly heard a roaring noise, looked behind and saw a big, 35 to 40 feet long, speedboat going full throttle at what I think was at least 30 knots that decided to pass starboard between me and the towing boat. This ******* (sorry for my language but I know no name except this for this prick) went 6 feet from two kids sitting on an inflatable seat at 30knots. Cannot imagine what would have been the carnage if he just made a mistake of handling.
Some people just does not deserve to be born...
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Some people are nutters when they are on the water. However I guess it is no difference the same nutters that are driving on the road. The only up side is, there are less nutters on the water then on the road!
Cheers.
H.
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09-24-2017, 07:18 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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"That's why it's far safer to cruise only on cloudy, rainy days! "
Airline drivers feel the same way , a rotten day keeps the amateurs home.
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09-24-2017, 08:33 AM
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Xsbank
Rcmp.
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What means rcmp?
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09-24-2017, 08:36 AM
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Guru
City: Quebec
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BruceK
Lou, imagine what a jerk that boat operator is like in everyday life. It`s fortunate everyone came out of it ok.
Behavior like that on Sydney Harbor led to relocating my boat 20 miles N in a better location, where most boaters behave a whole lot better, and you get a friendly wave of the hand instead of a bad pass and a deep wake.
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It is unfortunate that our police patrol only goes out when there is almost nobody on the river while they should be there during crowded days like yesterday.
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09-24-2017, 08:38 AM
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Guru
City: Quebec
Vessel Name: Bleuvet
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FF
"That's why it's far safer to cruise only on cloudy, rainy days! "
Airline drivers feel the same way , a rotten day keeps the amateurs home. |
Usually at this time of the year it is a lot colder and almost nobody is out on the water and we love it. Yesterday was one of the last hot day before the end of the season so people get excited and start to act stupid.
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09-24-2017, 08:49 AM
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Guru
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lou_tribal
What means rcmp?
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My guess... Royal Canadian Mounted Police?? 
New invention - Prop driven water wings for horses!!  
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09-24-2017, 09:58 AM
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Guru
City: Pender Harbour, BC
Vessel Name: Gwaii Haanas
Vessel Model: Custom Aluminum 52
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Yes, RCMP. When I post without periods the site removed rhe capital letters.
It didn't do it this time!
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09-24-2017, 11:03 AM
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Guru
City: Philadelphia, PA
Vessel Name: Revel
Vessel Model: 1984 Fu Hwa 39
Join Date: Nov 2015
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I would NEVER have thought this behaviour possible of Canadians/-iens!
I agree with 'Tongue-tied', turn him in, should, Heaven forfend, there be a next time.
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09-24-2017, 11:22 AM
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Scraping Paint
City: CT
Join Date: Mar 2017
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Consumer drones capable of attaching a small limpet mine with a long timer. . .
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09-24-2017, 12:20 PM
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Senior Member
City: Bellingham, WA
Vessel Name: Excellent Adventure
Vessel Model: 1995 Jefferson Ker Shine 45
Join Date: Apr 2015
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checkbook captains
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09-24-2017, 12:31 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Saltspring Island
Vessel Name: Retreat
Vessel Model: C&L 44
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Xsbank
Yes, RCMP. When I post without periods the site removed rhe capital letters.
It didn't do it this time!
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The OP would not immediately think of calling the RCMP, as that sort of complaint would go to the SQ, Sûreté du Québec, the Provincial (National) Police force.
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