demonboy
Active member
Morning all,
We learned yesterday of another boat who is planning to go straight across the Indian Ocean shortly, thus maximising it's chances of piracy attack.
What can you do? Perhaps he is not aware of the recent activity due to being at sea and away from the news, but you'd have thought he'd have done his homework after arriving here. If I go over and voice my opinion I just become an interfering busy-body. Last time I expressed my disbelief at similar passage plans I got shot down in flames. Two weeks later those boats I'd questioned returned, tails between their legs, realising that their passage plan had indeed been dangerous and ill-planned. We all know what happened shortly after they returned...
From my recent experience I realise that some people's pride gets in the way of sensibility, that the idea of discussing their passage plan with another sailor is loss of face. Perhaps his plans are none of my business but aren't we supposed to be a community that helps each other? I guess you can't help people if they're not going to help themselves.
We learned yesterday of another boat who is planning to go straight across the Indian Ocean shortly, thus maximising it's chances of piracy attack.
What can you do? Perhaps he is not aware of the recent activity due to being at sea and away from the news, but you'd have thought he'd have done his homework after arriving here. If I go over and voice my opinion I just become an interfering busy-body. Last time I expressed my disbelief at similar passage plans I got shot down in flames. Two weeks later those boats I'd questioned returned, tails between their legs, realising that their passage plan had indeed been dangerous and ill-planned. We all know what happened shortly after they returned...
From my recent experience I realise that some people's pride gets in the way of sensibility, that the idea of discussing their passage plan with another sailor is loss of face. Perhaps his plans are none of my business but aren't we supposed to be a community that helps each other? I guess you can't help people if they're not going to help themselves.