Peeing in the sea/marina

I think that the major concern is where and how discreetly you do it. I wouldn't like to be hauled in front of judge and accused of indecent exposure.
 
I sail in an area with fairly strong tides, so I take the attitude that anything will get washed away and diluted quiclkly enough that I've no need to worry in an open harbour.

Behind lock gates, that's a different matter and in Turkey, with no real tides, I think I'd want to be in the open sea before pumping anything out.
 
In the UK it is an offence to expose one's self, if one is observed by someone who is offended! May be a bit bizzare as laws/ regulations go but that is the way it is.
In East Cowes Marina some few years ago my wife saw a fella peeing on the bow of our boat, not his own you will note, when she said "what do you think you are doing" the fella laughed and said that she should not have been watching.
A couple of years ago my daughter and I were in the dingy during Cowes week, passing the Army Sailing team there was appeared to be a ?issing contest going one with a line of them all urinating into the river.

I do not think that anyone would ever object to relieving one's self over the side out in the ocean. But in a harbour or marina?

Simes
 
PuffTheMagicDragon said:
I think that the major concern is where and how discreetly you do it. I wouldn't like to be hauled in front of judge and accused of indecent exposure.
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A traditional Glasgow swimming pool tale:

Lifeguard: Haw! You! Stop pishing in the pool.

Customer: But mister, everybody pishes in the pool.

Lifeguard: Aye, but no' from the diving board.​
 
I would never worry about a few millilitres of pee mixed into a marina, even one that wasn't particularly tide-swept. Obviously wouldn't pump out a number-two into it.

I'll pee over the side if I don't think anyone will see (except perhaps those of my friends who I know won't care), otherwise use the heads. Obviously at night there's more scope for noone to see, but I still probably wouldn't in a marina if surrounding boats are occupied.

Pete
 
Simes said:
In the UK it is an offence to expose one's self, if one is observed by someone who is offended! May be a bit bizzare as laws/ regulations go but that is the way it is.
In East Cowes Marina some few years ago my wife saw a fella peeing on the bow of our boat, not his own you will note, when she said "what do you think you are doing" the fella laughed and said that she should not have been watching.
A couple of years ago my daughter and I were in the dingy during Cowes week, passing the Army Sailing team there was appeared to be a ?issing contest going one with a line of them all urinating into the river.

I do not think that anyone would ever object to relieving one's self over the side out in the ocean. But in a harbour or marina?

Simes
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When I was a little boy when we stopped in a lay-by for a pee and I saw a woman within a few yards , my rather "proper" father said to me "If she's a lady she won't look - and if she's not it won't matter".
Probably sensible advice, but I'd still not want to offend anyone, so never in a marina and only "at sea" if no-one within clear view.
 
I wouldn't in a marina as it seems uncouth and too much like pollution even if no-one seems to be around, and nowadays there's lots of CCTV inc night vision !

At sea and out of sight, no problem EXCEPT a large proportion of MOB incidents, especially fishermen, happen when someone is peeing over the side...
 
Standard skipper question when crew peeing over the side, is the water cold? Standard reply, yes - and deep....but just remember how many men overboard are found with flies open!
 
No Regrets said:
Peeing over the side is rather disgusting.

Use the galley sink. Nobody will see you. :o
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My friends HR352 suffered a terminal heads flusharoo issue a few years back. I arrived to help him with a delivery trip on it and was told -

'I know this sounds disgusting but use the sink (for #1's) instead,'

I thought using the food preparation area for a makeshift urinal was a bit strange but he was skipper etc so followed orders.

It hadn't occurred to me he meant the use heads basin!
 
xyachtdave said:
My friends HR352 suffered a terminal heads flusharoo issue a few years back. I arrived to help him with a delivery trip on it and was told -

'I know this sounds disgusting but use the sink (for #1's) instead,'

I thought using the food preparation area for a makeshift urinal was a bit strange but he was skipper etc so followed orders.

It hadn't occurred to me he meant the use heads basin!
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Ah, the problem of words ending in "s" and the invisibility of the possessive apostrophe in the spoken word!!
 
Seajet said:
At sea and out of sight, no problem EXCEPT a large proportion of MOB incidents, especially fishermen, happen when someone is peeing over the side...
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Indeed the RNLI had a report acronym "DOWF" when reporting the recovery of a deceased male floating in the briney. When pushed to explain it turned out to be Dick Out When Found.
 
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