Selfish, Inconsiderate, Rude?

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Not sure which one applies maybe all three,
Moored at Cookham on Monday by the old folks home a Princess 37 tries without luck to get into a quite small gap two boats up from us, he makes several attempts but then gives up. The boat upstream of the space a Bates Starcraft with the owners and several visitors aboard made no attempt to help the chap in the P37, Oh well I thought I always make the effort to help people but each to their own. Anyway the P37 carries on up river he is only just out of site and the Bates starts up and moves off.
I was left speechless.
 
Chill said:
Not sure which one applies maybe all three,
Moored at Cookham on Monday by the old folks home a Princess 37 tries without luck to get into a quite small gap two boats up from us, he makes several attempts but then gives up. The boat upstream of the space a Bates Starcraft with the owners and several visitors aboard made no attempt to help the chap in the P37, Oh well I thought I always make the effort to help people but each to their own. Anyway the P37 carries on up river he is only just out of site and the Bates starts up and moves off.
I was left speechless.
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Those Starcraft owners are a law unto themselves and have shown themselves to be incredibly selfish over the years.
 
I think that's a shame to tar all StarCraft owners with the same brush. I owned Carician for 11 years and was a devoted fan of the Marque also one of the initial founders of the StarCraft Owners Club. But I was also a serious boater and cruised all over Europe in her and practised courteous and good boatmanship at sea and the river as did a lot of my fellow members at the time. I cant speak for the club now because I came over to the white bright plastic side a few years ago,
 
Newbroom said:
I think that's a shame to tar all StarCraft owners with the same brush. I owned Carician for 11 years and was a devoted fan of the Marque also one of the initial founders of the StarCraft Owners Club. But I was also a serious boater and cruised all over Europe in her and practised courteous and good boatmanship at sea and the river as did a lot of my fellow members at the time. I cant speak for the club now because I came over to the white bright plastic side a few years ago,
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Well, to be honest , it was more the Owners Club that were the problem. this would have been in the early 2000s
 
One of the nicest large Star Craft boat was operated as a "hostility boat"' and 'one' wouldn't expect any of them to lend a hand....

Edit: for 'hostility' read Hospitality the former perhaps inappropriate bearing in mind the topic.


Quite often methinks that the other boaters being criticised may feel awkward, they don't often take their boats out from the comfort and 'security' of the marina and don't realise that there's a community out there of 'helping each other' - which can be fun. By sticking your head out and exchanging greetings and some banter can make everyone feel more relaxed. It takes time and the will.
 
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Like any marque, you'll get a few Ass holes, but generally boaters are pretty good helping out with mooring.
 
No Regrets said:
Like any marque, you'll get a few Ass holes, but generally boaters are pretty good helping out with mooring.
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Oh I don't know.

Narrowboaters in particular get cross when you squeeze your 25ft boat into the 26ft twat gap they have left between them and the next boat.
 
I agree that on the whole Boaters are pretty considerate and helpful. In my experience NB owners are a different breed and half of them only acknowledge each other. And the mooring bit's true(although they may be leaving massive gaps for H&S reasons, not wishing to gas the neighbours with stoves and generators.
The most inconsiderate sod I've encountered was an old man in a little Freeman at Abingdon. NO, it wasn't Pat:D
He had 20ft in front and the same behind and when I very politely asked if he could move up so we could get on to what was the only available space, he stared blankly, said he was about to eat his dinner and went into his cabin!
 
Actionmat said:
The most inconsiderate sod I've encountered was an old man in a little Freeman at Abingdon. NO, it wasn't Pat:D
He had 20ft in front and the same behind and when I very politely asked if he could move up so we could get on to what was the only available space, he stared blankly, said he was about to eat his dinner and went into his cabin!
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LOL, should have asked if you could raft alongside until he'd finished his dinner...
 
Chill said:
Moored at Cookham on Monday by the old folks home a Princess 37 tries without luck to get into a quite small gap two boats up from us, he makes several attempts but then gives up. The boat upstream of the space a Bates Starcraft with the owners and several visitors aboard made no attempt to help the chap in the P37, .
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Did you go to help ?
 
was sure someone from the Bates would help, when I realised they couldn't be arsed it was too late and the P37 was on his way.

Always make a point of helping others moor even in the pouring rain.
 
Chill said:
Always make a point of helping others moor even in the pouring rain.
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Me too. Generally out of common courtesy, always in the rain in case someone slips, usually as an excuse to say good morning etc to the new neighbours, and absolutely when it's a big hire boat because I value my gel coat:D
 
not just the Thames.
Large Jenny or Benny fly parked outside the Malta at Allington the entire weekend.
A gap of abou 4/5 metres in front of him and end of mooring.
For the entire weekend it was preventing boats from making best use of rest of moorings,many turned away and went back upstream.
Not quite enough space for anyone to get in front of him without blocking the space reserved for the trip boat.
 
Hope you will be there to catch our ropes when we visit your fine moorings later this month Fred.

Expecting a red carpet and to be piped ashore
 
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