so, how many of these do you break?

[dylanwinter]

http://www.safeboater.com/articles/darwin-boating-safety-tips.asp

Dylan

 

[sailorman]

http://www.safeboater.com/articles/darwin-boating-safety-tips.asp

Dylan

5 occasionally

 

[dylanwinter]

5 occasionally

how the hell are you supposed to get from the dinghy to the boat without standing up

and where is the pleasure in an evening sail without a glass of wine

and why would you always wear a life-jacket?

 

[sailorman]

how the hell are you supposed to get from the dinghy to the boat without standing up

and where is the pleasure in an evening sail without a glass of wine

and why would you always wear a life-jacket?

thats 2 of the 5

 

[mikeinkwazi]

All! But not at the same time.

 

[dylanwinter]

they were obviously drawn up by a well meaning utter eejit

Dylan

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

I have a bit of a problem complying with number 4 sometimes, especially after a few drinks and definitely after a few bottles.

 

[photodog]

Explosives are designed to blow things up. If you don't want to damage your boat or your body, leave the TNT to the professionals.

Sound advice.

 

[dylanwinter]

Explosives are designed to blow things up. If you don't want to damage your boat or your body, leave the TNT to the professionals.

Sound advice.

flares are explosives, so is gas

 

[charles_reed]

how the hell are you supposed to get from the dinghy to the boat without standing up

and where is the pleasure in an evening sail without a glass of wine

and why would you always wear a life-jacket?

When we were first married I took my wife for a week on the Broads - the first night she took the recommendations literally and slept in her flotation aid.

 

[Uricanejack]

I think at one time or another I have managed to survive breaking the first 8.
So far no 9 has elluded me not because of my wisdom but due to the difficulty of laying my hands on live explosives.
Although I do have a flare gun.

 

[Searush]

they were obviously drawn up by a well meaning utter eejit

Dylan

It's written for Americans, probably explains it all really.

 

[photodog]

I think at one time or another I have managed to survive breaking the first 8.
So far no 9 has elluded me not because of my wisdom but due to the difficulty of laying my hands on live explosives.
Although I do have a flare gun.

Flare gun+ boat+ bikini babe= csi Miami episode.

Dude you are soooo there!

 

[Boathook]

I try to abide by 3,4 and 9. The others are part of boating !

 

[blackbeard]

Well, there may be some important points here, but it looks to me like something fairly light-hearted written for amusement.
May appeal to your sense of humour. Depends on you sense of humour.

 

[Rossynant]

May appeal to your sense of humour. Depends on you sense of humour.

Does.
Especially " If you don't have common sense, don't go out on a boat. " Having common sense, who would?

Broken them all, at times... Including TNT and bombs; all right, not on my own boat, but still a small one...

 

[TSB240]

It's written for Americans, probably explains it all really.

I am sure that the Canuck that wrote it was really addressing it to the numerous septics that cross over to Canada.

You obviosly have to write to the least intelligent level of your audience after all...

Steve please dont confuse or compare a Canuck with a Yank......

 

[Tomahawk]

Not all of those are Darwin awards..

Some of the ejits survived. In strict reading of the Darwin awards, they should not be included...

 

[nathanlee]

they were obviously drawn up by a well meaning utter eejit

Dylan

Launching fireworks off a boat is pretty sensible to avoid... fun though. I'm guilty of that one. I've broken 6 of those rules.

 

[Neil]

And not that old saw about waders filling with water and dragging you under...........disproved so many times, but still the myth lives on.....