Because the public are stupid! But also because people who make rules and put up signs rarely actually test if what they wrote is understood by their target audience. If you want no wash - say no wash. If you say “no wash; 5 knots” some people will decide that since absolutely no wash is almost impossible, the wash produced at 5 knots must be ok.
I raced against something like yours once (Erith YCs Frostbite race). I was in my 26ft 1970s cruiser and later discovered I had the same handicap as the much larger trimaran. Apparently it was my fault for not lying enough when they were working out my rating.
Thats a bit shitty. We have a fairly well established handicap, being a production boat. There’s not much ducking and diving to be done.
not sure if you were serious or not? I’ve met plenty of other yachties I don’t like - I’m sure if I were inclined to stereotype I’d get wound up about yachts motorsailing without a cone (and the guesswork if they will give way) or who believe they have a right of way because someone put some cans out in a triangle and they are going round them or leaving their tenders tied up in the wrong place. (Many a pontoon this year seems to be blocked with tenders tied in places intended for those RIBs, Dayboats etc who don’t have tenders - because the yachts didn’t bring long enough string to tie it up in the right place amongst all their other tenders which get left their for days or weeks at a time hampering access for people who actually want to visit the shore and spend money! Like bad rib drivers one or two get away with it and soon everyone starts thinking its acceptable).
I think this is a misplaced feeling of superiority. Nobody bought a powerboat expecting good fuel consumption. In fact some seem quite proud of their dinosaur-burning credentials, and being able to burn £100/hr is just a sign of your affluence! (FWIW I'm not convinced that there's actually that big a difference in typical leisure use running costs. When did a RIB need standing rigging replaced? plenty of other costs like running rigging, lift outs, antifouling, that soon add up). There would be if a RIB spent as long travelling as a yacht - but at 30 knots most ribs can spend longer at the destination and less time getting there. For non-sailing spouses and children that may be more attractive, certainly I've noticed plenty of happy families using ribs.
I’m perfectly aware of those and have read every one. Plenty of other accidents in other types of craft too. Plenty more which don’t get full investigations. And none of the deaths on our roads ever get this sort of analysis, yet probably have far more common causes to learn from. As with almost all MAIB reports the problem isn’t the boat it’s the operator.
A Figaro, I think.
Indeed. I could also have picked a Pogo at 22 knots.....
I can think of several cruising cats that can indeed hit 22kn. But I don’t have a cruising cat. If I did, it would probably be one of these
It was the guys in the tanker that worried me
what an idea. I can provide the ammo, but unfrozen- wife is picky about what goes in the freezer.
Just look for small bags hanging on bushes.
