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That was appauling.
Thankfully, I have never come across a Mobo who was anything but courteous. I have seen them alter course significantly to keep clear of us, infact.

Don't take it as typical Mobo behaviour, for God's sake. There are as many idiots in Motor boats as there are in Sailing Boats. (Or maybe it's just due to where I keep the boat)

I am suitably entrenched in my garage now, surrounded with sandbags )
 
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sighmoon said:
It's not because they don't know. It's because they don't care:

"We were crusing with our 50' boat when we past a sailing boat, our wave made the man in the boat to fall into the water but later he manage to get up on the boat again. "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1jP9m-ZdDI
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Where did the text quote come from? I only ask because no-one actually fell in the water. I agree it was dangerous and inconsiderate though.
 
puddock said:
That was appauling.
Thankfully, I have never come across a Mobo who was anything but courteous. I have seen them alter course significantly to keep clear of us, infact.

Don't take it as typical Mobo behaviour, for God's sake. There are as many idiots in Motor boats as there are in Sailing Boats. (Or maybe it's just due to where I keep the boat)

I am suitably entrenched in my garage now, surrounded with sandbags )
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Of course we alter course to keep clear you clot, don't want a bowsprit through the galley window do we?

Only kidding - no intent to be rude.

I actually do alter course for all raggies unless to do so puts me onto the putty, because (a) dinghys are likely to capsize if they alter course for me and I don't want to spoil anyone's day and (b) I'm generally more manoeuvrable anyway.

The only exceptions to this are on the Thames where dinghies often swarm like a cloud of flying bugs apparently hell bent on suicidal collision with me. Most often I've got nowhere to go except keep to one side and can only sound my horn to warn them if they can't see me or slow down to wait for them to tack clear. They are a nightmare!
 
What a pillock.

As a reformed Raggie myself, I make sure I always give yachts good water if I am travelling at speed, and slow down if there is not the room to do so. All of the friends I know with MoBos woould (and do) do the same.

What is more, if by accident I knocked someone in I would be the first to turn and offer assistance.

Please dont use this one idiot as an example of how all Motorboaters are, unless of course you have an agenda to do so.
 
Whitelighter said:
What a pillock.

As a reformed Raggie myself, I make sure I always give yachts good water if I am travelling at speed, and slow down if there is not the room to do so. All of the friends I know with MoBos woould (and do) do the same.

What is more, if by accident I knocked someone in I would be the first to turn and offer assistance.

Please dont use this one idiot as an example of how all Motorboaters are, unless of course you have an agenda to do so.
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Well said that man
 
Cliveshep said:
The only exceptions to this are on the Thames where dinghies often swarm like a cloud of flying bugs apparently hell bent on suicidal collision with me. Most often I've got nowhere to go except keep to one side and can only sound my horn to warn them if they can't see me or slow down to wait for them to tack clear. They are a nightmare!
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I used to be one of those swarm of flying bugs when racing a long time ago. Generally most MOBOs were no problem at all. The ones which sometimes caused problems were the inexperienced hire boats who sometimes panicked and started doing weird unpredictable things.

We preferred the MOBOs to keep a steady course and speed - we will sail around them. Sometimes with a few feet to spare - sometimes less :eek:

We appreciated it on occasion when they slowed down to let us tack across their bows again.

After all we don't want to lose any distance we have managed to claw to windward against the current :)
 
The guy in that mobo is an ignorant prat. He would be an ignorant prat just as much most likely in a car, a wheelchair, walking the pavement, riding a bus or even if he turned his hand to sailing. There are people like that everywhere even in sailing circles.
 
As Robin so eloquently puts it, the guy (and probably the friends he attracts) would be equally unpleasant in all walks of life no doubt.:(:(

It is a timely reminder though of "one hand for yourself and one for the ship at ALL times". I once ended up down the companionway in similar idyllic conditions when the prop snagged a rope. Whilst I'd be first in the queue to feed the skipper through his props someone on the yacht should have seen them coming and called a warning to the crew.
 
THAT is precisely why I clip on when flaking down the mains'l outside the entrance to rivers, harbours etc, to avoid being hurled overboard off the coachroof when the hull (we're quite tender initially) is suddenly rolled by a massive wake. This tends to happen not in foul weather but on a sunny afternoon with just a gentle breeze blowing. Bizarre, isn't it?

Mind you, it was lucky that I wasn't clipped on when flaking down the main in Cowes Roads last summer. We were well clear of the actual entrance, when a massive 45ft blue-hulled yacht came down on us at top speed under full sail. SWMBO was on the helm but froze in fear. It was only by literally diving off the coachroof into the cockpit that I was able to shove the tiller over to avoid being T-boned by the c**t, who then charged off through the moorings for chrissake.

In my own experience, 75% of sailors show good seamanship and clear courtesy to other boats, but the 25% who don't can be a throroughgoing nuisance at the least.

Dylan has a lovely expression for it: "twassok!"
 
That was one of the funniest videos I have ever seen. I was rolling on the the floor with tears in my eyes.



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No, not the the boat video where the complete idiot knocks the yottie into the water, but the video on his site with the catastrophe

As to the boating video, he has disabled comments but stupidly left the comments open for his other boating video which is crying out for some Scuttlebutt inspired advise and guidance.
 
I had a similar incident during a very crowded in port racing day last summer when a large passenger carrying boat came from astern close enough for my crew to call " think that boat is going to hit us" .. which call gave us sufficent warning for everyone to have a firm hold as the wash from the accelerating boat gave us an unwanted sea trial on our angle of vanishing stability.
Afterwards I resolved to steer bow on to any large bow wave rather than maintaining course and taking it broadside on.
 
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