How many is too many people?

Chris_d said:
I have been corrected by an authoritive source :) the actual wording is:

The restrictions is no more than 12 passengers.
you can have 12 passengers plus a skipper.
you can also have sufficient crew and waiting staff, provided they are all employed for that purpose and have contracts to carry out the work.
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Exactly hence my somewhat sarcastic reply ;)

Joking aside it’s pretty much the norm in my industry to have more crew than guests!

Being serious for one min and as had already been said you will need to stick to the hire boat terms.

If you were to have an accident then you are in a world of pain …

Appreciate half of that is not meant for Chris D !
 
I remember Adam at Cookham refusing to let a boat through the lock when there were too many people on it. That was back in the late 90s.

It was good to see someone politely enforcing the legal niceties. A bit old school but as mentioned above unless the vessel has been tested for stability it could turn into a bad situation fast.

I was responsible for a slightly dodgy dingy accident immediately after the Marchioness sinking. Had 6 of us on a fairly small dinghy motoring down near Stevens Ait Kingston someone saw a dead fish they all wanted to have a look so went forward and the boat dived. I remember the outboard being above me and choking on water. Then we were swimming.

No lifejackets and I did save a life that night. You definitely don't want to put too many people on a boat.

As it was just after the Marchioness all the emergency services turned up but we were pretty close to the side by the Gosling house.

I was incredibly relieved the dinghy had turned right upside down and remained afloat so we were able to retrieve it.
 
This was really helpful, thanks all.

I did talk to Le Boat today and as expected the number of people they allow is the number of beds. It's not that I'm looking to take unnecessary risks or break the law or Le Boat policy. But I feel better informed having got the common sense check from experienced boaters here.


Interestingly, they tell me that there's no difference between a toddler or a heavyweight when it comes to counting people, and that I can take dogs of any size, and they don't count as people either. So there's little logic or actual compliance to float testing happening here, just policy.
 
NiceGuyEddie said:
This was really helpful, thanks all.

I did talk to Le Boat today and as expected the number of people they allow is the number of beds. It's not that I'm looking to take unnecessary risks or break the law or Le Boat policy. But I feel better informed having got the common sense check from experienced boaters here.


Interestingly, they tell me that there's no difference between a toddler or a heavyweight when it comes to counting people, and that I can take dogs of any size, and they don't count as people either. So there's little logic or actual compliance to float testing happening here, just policy.
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Yes, any baby over 12 weeks old counts as 1 person
 
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