Charter yachts with megawatt hi-fi

should charter boats have powerful Hi-Fi fitted?

  • no, none at all

    Votes: 29 47.5%

  • limited to low wattage

    Votes: 25 41.0%

  • vet the hirers

    Votes: 10 16.4%
  • Total voters
    61
JumbleDuck said:
I think it depends who was there first. Probably nice to warn any nearby later arrivals if you have gone somewhere to have a party, though.
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Not sure I agree that getting to an anchorage first justifies denying all others who go there a peaceful evening. I like parties. Preferably in warehouses in industrial zones of cities. I do use my cockpit speakers to liven up stupid o'clock departures once offshore. I like my music *a lot*. I don't expect other people to like it.

Plus: poster was talking about another boat moving, not coming in and being warned off...
 
LALL - Live And Let Live. Loud music at 2am is rude but the turn-in-by-ten brigade don't have the right to stop others enjoying themselves.
 
laika said:
Not sure I agree that getting to an anchorage first justifies denying all others who go there a peaceful evening. I like parties. Preferably in warehouses in industrial zones of cities. I do use my cockpit speakers to liven up stupid o'clock departures once offshore. I like my music *a lot*. I don't expect other people to like it.

Plus: poster was talking about another boat moving, not coming in and being warned off...
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Exactly! Incredible that anyone thinks music - especially other peoples' taste in music - is acceptable for anyone else within hearing to be inflicted with in an anchorage. What passes for much, so-called 'music' can be the worst type of noise pollution for some. To play such publicly anywhere, let alone an otherwise peaceful anchorage, is typical of egoism, lack of manners and consideration for others.

But then, I'm just a boring old killjoy, I remember being told when I posted on a previous, similar thread here.
 
Barnac1e said:
What passes for much, so-called 'music' can be the worst type of noise pollution for some. To play such publicly anywhere, let alone an otherwise peaceful anchorage, is typical of egoism, lack of manners and consideration for others.
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So you get to decide that any anchorage you're in must be silent?
 
Lazy Kipper said:
So you get to decide that any anchorage you're in must be silent?
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I don't get to decide anything, least of all silence, which is, of course, impossible and not necessary. There are many uncontrollable but quite acceptable things that break the silence. Such as chains rattling out as boats arrive, voices, children enjoying the anchorage by jumping into the water - all normal signs of life of a water-borne community. None of it involves amplified noise that someone might mistakenly think improves the natural background and projects at everyone else. Ignorant egoism in the extreme, thankfully extremely rare where I sail - I have only experienced it once and from a red-ensigned megayacht, full of very drunk guests. Fortunately it was a very large anchorage (Pantera, Dugi Otok, Croatia) and I could move about a nm away, but the boom-box bass travelled well across the water until the early hours.
 
You can never have too many watts.
 
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This is why we have anchors!

Just taking a moment to listen to what other noises are in the marina...... Ahhh running rigging not tied down properly! That is worse than pretty girls having a good time listening to music because with rigging you cant invite yourself round to join the party.
 
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Lazy Kipper said:
So you get to decide that any anchorage you're in must be silent?
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Sharing is about compromise. One considers whether one's intended use of a shared resource will negatively impact someone else's ability to use it and if it does, then one uses it in a different way. I like to have long hot showers. If there's a limited supply of hot water and several people needing it, I'll have a quick wash in the sink instead. If I had my own private island I'd set up decks and speakers with a generator on the beach. I don't have a private island. If I play the house music I like, most people in the anchorage won't like that music and it will spoil their day. Of those few that *do* like that music, some may be trying to catch an early tide for a long passage starting at 4:30am (funny how those tide things make you get up at stupid o'clock) and keeping them awake will impact their effectiveness and potentially crew safety the following day. Some may just resent not knowing when it will end and having someone else choose when they go to sleep. So I compromise, keep the music down so it can't be heard a couple of boat lengths away, and implore any inconsiderate guests to consider others when selecting how loudly to speak to the person next to them. It's not about who choses, it's a protocol to ensure that nobody has a miserable time even if a few people have to select their second favourite entertainment option.
 
I remember a noisy night in Rothesay harbour about 7 or 8 years ago. It was coming from a rather nice motor sailor, can't for the life of me remember the name but there was some terrible singing and guitar playing into the wee small hours. :rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
laika said:
Interesting. Do you not think you are ruining someone's evening or potentially impairing their ability to sail if they've got an early departure the next day, or do you just not care?
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We were not partying until 02:00! there are only two of us on the boat so it is probably only the music that was carrying. flip this one over, would you go somewhere that may impair your ability to sail the next day, and if it did, would you take the responsibility of sailing? if either of us felt that we could not sail for whatever reason, we wouldn't. We sail because we enjoy it, we enjoy the solitude of anchoring and if someone joins us (or we join them) its up to you where you pop your anchor down. So, summer night, still sitting in the very high teens, sun setting, glass of wine, chilling sounds (or rocking on, whatever floats your boat) sounds like a slice of paradise to me, even the guy with the bongo's was 'living it large' in his own space.
 
Barnac1e said:
Exactly! Incredible that anyone thinks music - especially other peoples' taste in music - is acceptable for anyone else within hearing to be inflicted with in an anchorage. What passes for much, so-called 'music' can be the worst type of noise pollution for some.
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There's an anchorage in Tunbridge Wells?
 
How does one play sunset or reveille over the anchorage without a decent amplifier? One wouldn't want other boats to get their timing wrong.
 
Seajet said:
' Only the music was carrying ' - so it's alright to inflict it on everyone else is it ?

CONSIDERATION !
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shhhh it's past 22:00 :-) you are missing my point. I am not supporting irresponsible behaviour nor am I supporting the nunnery approach to some that require silence and everyone should comply - as I keep saying, turn it around, why inflict your desire onto someone else and let them enjoy their space. We didn't move with billy bongo, from the sounds of it others would have this as such an offence he should have been scuttled immediately. YOLO - enjoy, we do - come and join us living and celebrating life.
 
PlanB said:
Definition of perfect pitch : chucking an accordian in a skip and hitting a banjo.
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Q. What's the definition of "a gentleman"?
A. Someone who knows how to play the accordion, but doesn't.

Q. What's the accordion players' definition of "a gentleman"?
A. Someone who knows the joke but doesn't tell it.

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