Proposal for PWC (aka jetski) pontoon parking at Brightlingsea

Idiots in all walks of life unfortunately.
I recall an ECF member who has contributed to this debate being pleased when Fairline went bust.
 
I think we're all agreed that the water is there for the benefit of all. The problem seems to be that PWCs and speed boats are often (not always!) used by people with absolutely no regard for those around them. I was out on the Blackwater Friday - Sunday and saw three instances of completely loutish behaviour that got my back-up.... The first was in Colliers Reach, two PWC doing at least 20 kts went close either side of a child in a Mirror and nearly swamped it. At best it was complete ignorance but I suspect it was deliberate. Later that day a speed boat went inside the speed limit buoys at Osea going bloody quick, before sitting on the beach with his stereo wound right up pumping out some rap music (the marine equivalent of a Focus ST with the windows down going up and down the high street). On the Sunday coming back up the river a group of PWCs went straight through a fleet of dinghies racing in St. Lawrence Bay. Again their speed was high and they knew exactly the effect they were having.

There are lots of twits on sailing boats too (I'm sure I'm one of them at times), but there is no doubt that a disproportionate amount of people who use PWC and speed boats (not mobos necessarily) are complete throbbers with no right to be afloat.
 
Major_Clanger said:
I think we're all agreed that the water is there for the benefit of all. The problem seems to be that PWCs and speed boats are often (not always!) used by people with absolutely no regard for those around them. I was out on the Blackwater Friday - Sunday and saw three instances of completely loutish behaviour that got my back-up.... The first was in Colliers Reach, two PWC doing at least 20 kts went close either side of a child in a Mirror and nearly swamped it. At best it was complete ignorance but I suspect it was deliberate. Later that day a speed boat went inside the speed limit buoys at Osea going bloody quick, before sitting on the beach with his stereo wound right up pumping out some rap music (the marine equivalent of a Focus ST with the windows down going up and down the high street). On the Sunday coming back up the river a group of PWCs went straight through a fleet of dinghies racing in St. Lawrence Bay. Again their speed was high and they knew exactly the effect they were having.

There are lots of twits on sailing boats too (I'm sure I'm one of them at times), but there is no doubt that a disproportionate amount of people who use PWC and speed boats (not mobos necessarily) are complete throbbers with no right to be afloat.
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Agreed. When we first started boating we had a 26' mobo & two very large mobo's frightened the life out of my wife with their wash near the Roach, I later found out they worked on boats for a living, so should have known better, probably thought it funny, fairly young.
 
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Major_Clanger said:
I think we're all agreed that the water is there for the benefit of all. The problem seems to be that PWCs and speed boats are often (not always!) used by people with absolutely no regard for those around them. I was out on the Blackwater Friday - Sunday and saw three instances of completely loutish behaviour that got my back-up.... The first was in Colliers Reach, two PWC doing at least 20 kts went close either side of a child in a Mirror and nearly swamped it. At best it was complete ignorance but I suspect it was deliberate. Later that day a speed boat went inside the speed limit buoys at Osea going bloody quick, before sitting on the beach with his stereo wound right up pumping out some rap music (the marine equivalent of a Focus ST with the windows down going up and down the high street). On the Sunday coming back up the river a group of PWCs went straight through a fleet of dinghies racing in St. Lawrence Bay. Again their speed was high and they knew exactly the effect they were having.

There are lots of twits on sailing boats too (I'm sure I'm one of them at times), but there is no doubt that a disproportionate amount of people who use PWC and speed boats (not mobos necessarily) are complete throbbers with no right to be afloat.
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Yup I think we are all agreed (as you would say) that there are plenty of twits on sail boats. Those for example that go out in tiny craft unsuitable for the environment particularly racing them

Always good to look from the other side
 
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Bigplumbs said:
Yup I think we are all agreed (as you would say) that there are plenty of twits on sail boats. Those for example that go out in tiny craft unsuitable for the environment particularly racing them

Always good to look from the other side
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At least the twits on sail boats are trying to learn, the twits on powered craft (usually small ones) often think they know it all until, like the buyer of my 1st 26 footer, they sink it on the roach crouch corner in a F8 !
 
Bigplumbs said:
Yup I think we are all agreed (as you would say) that there are plenty of twits on sail boats. Those for example that go out in tiny craft unsuitable for the environment particularly racing them

Always good to look from the other side
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I can see it from both sides and you're right, there are rude people who put to sea in ill-prepared sailing boats. Your analogy doesn't apply though because they're in the minority. The issue is that yes, there are decent users of PWC and speed boats who rub along very happily with those around them, but they're also in the minority!
 
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Major_Clanger said:
I can see it from both sides and you're right, there are rude people who put to sea in ill-prepared sailing boats. Your analogy doesn't apply though because they're in the minority. The issue is that yes, there are decent users of PWC and speed boats who rub along very happily with those around them, but they're also in the minority!
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I don't disagree with what you say but it concerns me when people quote things like minority or majority or everyone when they most likely have not done any proper research into the numbers involved in a particular bubject
 
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