etiquette when you find someone else on your mooring

[bilbobaggins]

Oi! That's me Sunday name!

Only me mum, me teacher, and the magistrate's allowed to use that..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[awol]

In the hope of overtaking the "sticky" score and because it is vaguely related to the original post but not, I assure you, to sleeping with Nick's wife or renal transplants, I offer the following ...

Visitor buoys are springing up in places that I used to anchor giving an apparent choice between paying or moving on. There is another option which is to ignore the buoy and anchor anyway. I wouldn't think of doing this near a private mooring but visitors moorings in traditional anchoring spots piss me off.
I've just applied to Crown Commissioners for mooring association rights for Puilladhobrain so look out for my £15 a shot buoys appearing soon.

 

[phanakapan]

I've slept with Webby's wife- AND webby- at the same time ! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

(Greetings to you both)

 

[Lakesailor]

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Your mooring is in a public navigation area, and the etiquette is that in return for you partially blocking the navigation and preventing other members of the public from passing over or anchoring where your mooring is they can use your mooring when you aren't.


[/ QUOTE ]I haven't entered into the jollity in this thread, but would warn that despite Windermere being a public navigation and there being over 600 swinging moorings, it is forbidden to pick up a mooring other than your own. The warden can easily check the mooring number against the boat on it and gets a bit pumped up about people "borrowing" moorings.
Most are only vacated for a day, but some may be empty for a greater part of the season if the boat is out of the water.

I tell you this just in case you visit.

 

[uxb]

Only happened to me once, got back to my mooring very late at night after a very good night in a near by waterside pub. ( and if you think sailing and drinking don't mix- don't worry. I motored..)
So anyway, got back in the dark to find another boat on my mooring. Came alongside and called them.
The lady onboard popped her head out the hatch eventually- and asked me if I couldn't anchor instead.

Cheeky cow.

I told her 'no' but it took a few more words.