Hooligan Ribbie

[Searush]

. . . came into the Caernarfon Slate quay this evening in a brand new pale blue Rib. On is own in a huge great rib with a gi-normous outboard & did a doughnut in the middle of the moorings before shooting off out. What a Dick. All the small boats moored on the Sarn Helen shore bounced on the slate shale bottom for 5 mins as the wash dissipated. What was that about then?

The Afon Seoint is a tiny creek, but very sheltered, normally like a mill pond, we don't need idiots like that thank you - kindly stay out in the Straits, outside the speed limits. There are enough brainless juveniles racing round the castle in little hatchbacks already.

Edit & no, it wasn't Kwaka, he really can drive a Rib & doesn't need to do stupid tricks in tiny drying harbours.

 

[oldgit]

" . . came into the Caernarfon Slate quay this evening in a brand new pale blue Rib. On is own in a huge great rib with a gi-normous outboard "


We were parked in a very shallow tidal creek at low water yesterday,anchored up in order to watch the few seals who live around there.On the way down to our destination we were passed by a V48 Princess who of course opened up well before the end of the 6 knot limit.We eventually caught up with him anchored at head of "our " quiet little creek.

Within a few minutes our Princess owner had lowered his nifty little Williams jet rib into the murky muddy Medway and proceded to blat up and down at top speed near us,no doubt also trying to find the seals,who obviously,on observing this commotion,promptly buggered off.

 

[DAKA]

There is a selfish part of me that agrees with these postings however part of me accepts that I dont have a sole right to stop in the calmest waters and expect others to stop their enjoyment.

when I anchor in a sheltered bay I have now learned to accept skiers and jet skis in the same way I have learned to accept a caravan overtaking a lorry for 1/2 mile on the A1, we have to learn to share

When I am in a sheltered bay I remain rigged for sea and that includes keeping a safe depth of water under my props, thats just good seaman ship isnt it

 

[fireball]

When I am in a sheltered bay I remain rigged for sea and that includes keeping a safe depth of water under my props, thats just good seaman ship isnt it

You kinda missed the point (deliberately?!) that these were fixed drying moorings and the Hooligan Rib driver's actions caused the boats attached to bounce on the bottom.

 

[Flying Penguin]

(deliberately?!)

Without a doubt

 

[TamarMike]

The nitwits were certainly out yesterday! I had just got my daughter back aboard from the 2.6 m inflatable tender when a speedboat towing an old tyre roared through the anchorage with a breaking wake sufficient to put an inch of water in the dinghy while throwing it hard against the boats hull, none of the swarm of youths on the speedboat looked more than 17 or 18. Then when I returned to pick up my mooring where I had left my rigid dinghy, in the few seconds before I had a chance to drop the dinghy astern an ancient green stained mobo with one window boarded over with plywood and a character looking like Einstein at the helm with his hair blowing in the wind thundered through the moorings at terrific speed, although I did struggle to fend of the dinghy I was at least somewhat amused by that apparition!

 

[Searush]

What never fails to surprise me is that such people are completely ignorant of the damage they cause - to moored craft, low freeboard dinghies, wildlife (the ducklings never knew what hit them) etc.

By the time the wash does its damage the pratts are long gone & firmly believe that their boat produces no wash. In fact they even post on here thet their boat doesn't make a wash!

Just try sitting in a dink & let someone drive your boat past at "no-wash" planing speed about 70 yds away & see what happens to you 5 mins later when your fast boat is out of sight. Then you will know why people are so pi55ed off with you.