Common sense

[powerskipper]

Now I don't know about you but on the water I find common sense if fairly important.

You know don't get in the way of things bigger than you,

Know that if the tide is flowing fast you will go that way too,

narrow channels make tidal flow stronger,

if some where is full don't go in,



Now I seem to be ranting or it could be , well is kind of,

OK it is


now


So why did someone ANCHOR a 40 ft ish flybrigde in the entrance to Newtown creek yesterday just where it widens before the preferred channel Mark, there fore making the narrow channel effectively a very narrow almost out the channel single lane exit or entry and on a spring ebb.

 

[powerskipper]

Trying to think what to call him????????????

 

[epervier]

inconsiderate perhaps ???

 

[benjenbav]

I reckon it was a dry run for the next WNS:

"You've taken your 40 ft flybridge motor cruiser into a popular Solent destination on what may well be the last (first?) sunny and calm Saturday of the year.

Dropping the anchor next to a cheerfully coloured red and green stripey marker (it'll help the kids find their way back when they come back from birds-nesting in the salt flats) you settle down to a G 'n' T or three.

All of a sudden you notice that other boats are approcahing quite close and some of their skippers are making hand signals and suggesting that you are a banker - at least that's what it sounds like.

Some of them seem to be saying there's not much water for everyone else at low tide springs. All most puzzling, especially as it's the Autumn.

What now skip?"

 

[Frontier]

Probably got the idea from East Head, where its seem common practice to just chuck the anchor out in the channel if inside is busy. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[mainshiptom]

It was not me !

Tom

Ps I was moorings next to a big green bouy