Sans Bateau
Well-Known Member
As it is right on the door step, we hardly anchor at East Head, but this weekend we did, on Sunday.
What did impress me was the number of people moving in and out of the anchorage in motor cruisers at tick over speed, no wash at all, the vast majority showed consideration for the other people anchored up for lunch or with swimmers in the water.
Compare that to the way people were entering or leaving using RIBS, one guy was coming into the anchorage with a huge wake, the boats at anchor (power and sail) were leaping about all over the place, it was not so much his speed, but had he reduced his speed to that others had used, he would have caused much less disturbance. Unfortunately he was not an isolated case.
As far as I can observe, most RIBS live on trailers, is the behaviour I have described as a result of poor awareness of life aboard a boat? Because RIB owners are more likely to only be going from slipway at Itchenor to the beach at East Head, they have no clue what it is like trying to keep a meal on a table in an anchorage, while they are around?
This post is not a mobo vers sail boat rant, we ALL suffer when inconsiderate people charge through an anchorage. I'll save jet skis, water skiers and kids playing in powerful tenders in other anchorages for another time?
What did impress me was the number of people moving in and out of the anchorage in motor cruisers at tick over speed, no wash at all, the vast majority showed consideration for the other people anchored up for lunch or with swimmers in the water.
Compare that to the way people were entering or leaving using RIBS, one guy was coming into the anchorage with a huge wake, the boats at anchor (power and sail) were leaping about all over the place, it was not so much his speed, but had he reduced his speed to that others had used, he would have caused much less disturbance. Unfortunately he was not an isolated case.
As far as I can observe, most RIBS live on trailers, is the behaviour I have described as a result of poor awareness of life aboard a boat? Because RIB owners are more likely to only be going from slipway at Itchenor to the beach at East Head, they have no clue what it is like trying to keep a meal on a table in an anchorage, while they are around?
This post is not a mobo vers sail boat rant, we ALL suffer when inconsiderate people charge through an anchorage. I'll save jet skis, water skiers and kids playing in powerful tenders in other anchorages for another time?
In future I will get SWMBO to lie over the anchor locker in an effort to deaden the noise.
