paultallett
Active member
Had a fab day on the water today. Start of a 3 day break, glorious weather, great company, what more can I ask??
Knowing it was always going to be busy out in the Solent today I was expecting 'fun' but have to say I've seen some really inconsiderate boating today...... Unfortunately all by my own breed..... Mobo's!!
We left the Hamble with the plan of heading off to NewTown river for some lunch. Now I know I was never going to get inside, but had planned to anchor outside (as done many times before). Anyway arrived, got settled in and preceded to be amazed. Now it was never going to be flat calm there but I was amazed by the amount of boats that travelled through all the other boats anchored at planning speed or worse still just off the plane!! Time and time again we got really tossed around by boats passing really close and at speed. I even saw 2 boats that decided to lift the anchor and head out, but as soon as they had stowed the anchor, opened up and roared through the other boats on the way out to sea!!
Now I know there's no speed limits there and I totally except wash from boats transiting past, but not through the anchorage.
So enough, we cant stop for lunch....... Lift the hook, head out to sea, once clear of everyone else, off we go........
Headed in to lymington for the afternoon and night. Just entered the fairway with a steady stream of boats in front as well as leaving.
We had a nice 60' fly bridge boat about 50 yards off on our port bow heading to sea. As soon as he was clear of speed restrictions, opened up and just passed us at max wash speed. The resulting wall of water chucked us about nicely. Now again, the guy didn't break any rules but where's the seamanship and common sense?? I never open up on to the plane near other boats as I know what it'll do to them. If he'd had waited a minute till we'd both passed, nobody would have been affected, but today really has felt like it was Everyman for himself out there!!
Anyway I'm sat in the sun, Chilled glass of vino and alls well with the world........ What have I learnt today?? Make sure I don't do this kind of things to my fellow boaters.
Knowing it was always going to be busy out in the Solent today I was expecting 'fun' but have to say I've seen some really inconsiderate boating today...... Unfortunately all by my own breed..... Mobo's!!
We left the Hamble with the plan of heading off to NewTown river for some lunch. Now I know I was never going to get inside, but had planned to anchor outside (as done many times before). Anyway arrived, got settled in and preceded to be amazed. Now it was never going to be flat calm there but I was amazed by the amount of boats that travelled through all the other boats anchored at planning speed or worse still just off the plane!! Time and time again we got really tossed around by boats passing really close and at speed. I even saw 2 boats that decided to lift the anchor and head out, but as soon as they had stowed the anchor, opened up and roared through the other boats on the way out to sea!!
Now I know there's no speed limits there and I totally except wash from boats transiting past, but not through the anchorage.
So enough, we cant stop for lunch....... Lift the hook, head out to sea, once clear of everyone else, off we go........
Headed in to lymington for the afternoon and night. Just entered the fairway with a steady stream of boats in front as well as leaving.
We had a nice 60' fly bridge boat about 50 yards off on our port bow heading to sea. As soon as he was clear of speed restrictions, opened up and just passed us at max wash speed. The resulting wall of water chucked us about nicely. Now again, the guy didn't break any rules but where's the seamanship and common sense?? I never open up on to the plane near other boats as I know what it'll do to them. If he'd had waited a minute till we'd both passed, nobody would have been affected, but today really has felt like it was Everyman for himself out there!!
Anyway I'm sat in the sun, Chilled glass of vino and alls well with the world........ What have I learnt today?? Make sure I don't do this kind of things to my fellow boaters.