Boring people on boats?

[l'escargot]

Got back to the boat tonight on the town quay at 10.30ish, 4 or 5 rafts of 4 or 5 boats. Sat in the cockpit with SWMBO and a curry and now having a beer. Not a sign of life on any other boat, not even a light. You can't tell me everyone has gone to bed because they need to catch the tide tomorrow. 10/15 years ago, everyone would have been sat out in their cockpit with a beer socialising and chatting, what went wrong and when did they turn into a boring bunch who turned in early?

 

[awol]

Maybe they've met you before?

 

[l'escargot]

Maybe they've met you before?

Maybe they mistook me for you?

 

[Woodlouse]

Got back to the boat tonight on the town quay at 10.30ish, 4 or 5 rafts of 4 or 5 boats. Sat in the cockpit with SWMBO and a curry and now having a beer. Not a sign of life on any other boat, not even a light. You can't tell me everyone has gone to bed because they need to catch the tide tomorrow. 10/15 years ago, everyone would have been sat out in their cockpit with a beer socialising and chatting, what went wrong and when did they turn into a boring bunch who turned in early?

Maybe they're all charter boats and they're all drinking themselves silly in town and will all storm back at two in the morning and party and socialise till the sun comes up.

But then, people complain about that too...

 

[ukmctc]

maybe they just like their own company.

 

[steve350]

Got back to the boat tonight on the town quay at 10.30ish, 4 or 5 rafts of 4 or 5 boats. Sat in the cockpit with SWMBO and a curry and now having a beer. Not a sign of life on any other boat, not even a light. You can't tell me everyone has gone to bed because they need to catch the tide tomorrow. 10/15 years ago, everyone would have been sat out in their cockpit with a beer socialising and chatting, what went wrong and when did they turn into a boring bunch who turned in early?

Maybe they were in the town enjoying themselves.
10:30 too early to return to their boats?

 

[richardsn9]

Maybe they were in the town enjoying themselves.
10:30 too early to return to their boats?

Quite a few boats, like us, cruise with young children and don't have much choice about an early return to the boat! However, they could still sit out late in the cockpit?

 

[onesea]

Quite a few boats, like us, cruise with young children and don't have much choice about an early return to the boat! However, they could still sit out late in the cockpit?

Its probably the lack of kids that lets people stay below! Certainly when my daughter is onboard drinking is in the cockpit once she is in her bunk weather or not...

Other reasons:
Bigger boats where you do not sleep in your dinning area, so if one goes to sleep all do not have to go on deck.
People see the eating out and drinking out as part of sailing more than in the past.

 

[Sandy]

Got back to the boat tonight on the town quay at 10.30ish, 4 or 5 rafts of 4 or 5 boats. Sat in the cockpit with SWMBO and a curry and now having a beer. Not a sign of life on any other boat, not even a light. You can't tell me everyone has gone to bed because they need to catch the tide tomorrow. 10/15 years ago, everyone would have been sat out in their cockpit with a beer socialising and chatting, what went wrong and when did they turn into a boring bunch who turned in early?

We are not as young as we once were.

 

[l'escargot]

We are not as young as we once were.

I can go with that one

 

[[10753]]

Maybe they were playing hide n' seek and waiting for you to join in

 

[BelleSerene]

when did they turn into a boring bunch?

So you're with your wife in harbour after a meal on board, you have a beer in hand... and you've logged into an internet forum to ask this?!

 

[Biggles Wader]

We are not as young as we once were.

Oh I was so much older then.
Im younger than that now

 

[Ianqv]

Maybe they were playing hide n' seek and waiting for you to join in

Perhaps they are playing hide the sausage!!!!

 

[maxcampbell]

Oh I was so much older then.
Im younger than that now

Hope no-one here needs a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

 

[pathfinderstu]

Did they not tell you about the party with free drinks and food. !

 

[l'escargot]

So you're with your wife in harbour after a meal on board, you have a beer in hand... and you've logged into an internet forum to ask this?!

No, it was posted sometime later...

 

[Biggles Wader]

Hope no-one here needs a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

The answer is blowing in the wind.

 

[psp]

Maybe they were playing hide n' seek and waiting for you to join in

 

[Mad Pad]

Snail,didn't you have a proper picture (or whatever you call it) recently of a guy smoking a ciggie?Why the PC change???