Think I upset a yachtie is this a crime??

6.5 knots was too fast for passing by moored boats. Probably 5 knots or less would be better.
Having said that the owners of sailing boats and some narrowboats can take offence at the slightest wave made by a passing boat - even from one of their own.
 
As I said earlier the wash was only slight and I was well below the max speed - as for going a knot or so slower - when I pass the moorings I definitely take my time as you often get the odd rib darting out of nowhere so I am never in a rush.
I understand where you are coming from - the moorings belong to the marina where I am moored and the harbour master hasn't contacted me about my speed/conduct albeit I would assume the raggie in question was just having a moan because of the earlier boat that did speed and cause a large wake.
 
10 knots in Portsmouth harbour, try working at Gosport or Haslar when the Ferries are coming in and out, I've had a table on top of me once due to the excessive wash when working inside a boat, never hear anyone complaining though.
 
It's always interesting reading the more emotive posts and mostly very entertaining. I see common-sense and consideration are generally more the norm for private mobo users though of course there are exceptions. For sure commercial operators are often the main offenders for unnecessary ( possibly unavoidable ) wash. Waves, wash and wake if you cannot accept it I hear lawn bowls is becoming a very popular pastime.
 
Agreed - Unless you're moses then it's a common fact that waves are created whether naturally through current or wind or man made from a boat.
But I will say this raggie's are not perfect either
 
As a new paddle boarder, I have suddenly become wash sensitive. Generally the raggies tend to race around marinas in my experience. Ribs on the Hamble were the worst offenders this weekend.
 
Slightly thread drift, but in my experence some of the worst wash is as boats leave the Hamble and speed up. The time between gently motoring and getting on to the plane seems to cause th largest wash.

In the same space us raggies may have crew up at the mast or on the foredeck trying to get sails up and adjusted. They are most vulnerable to suprise, large wash. I now tend to motor up Southampton water a bit to ensure I am clear of the obvious route out of Hamble, before playing around with the boat.
 
SnaxMuppet said:
Then there is the fact that if a yachtie, or anyone else for that matter, suggests you slow down then it is probably for a reason. Not many people go around shouting slow down unless they are affected.
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As a lifelong raggie I'm sorry to say this isn't entirely true - a minority of my colleagues (usually older ones, it seems) have an irrational dislike of motorboats and will complain about their speed (whether to the mobo skipper directly or just to others around themselves) just on general principles regardless of whether any harm is actually being done. Sad but true.

Pete
 
Bottom line is that I might try 7.9kts in future, if 3kts is considered too fast.
At least that way I will have better steering control.
 
Jon ask to sit on a sailboat for a day with lots of boats passing. You will soon understand why we get upset.
 
I do understand - but the old scrote started moaning well before I was near him.
As flowerpower has stated better steering control - I am sure he'd had been more upset if I crashed into him because of a lower speed and the elements moving my boat
 
jon and michie said:
I do understand - but the old scrote started moaning well before I was near him.
As flowerpower has stated better steering control - I am sure he'd had been more upset if I crashed into him because of a lower speed and the elements moving my boat
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Hang on though - if your boat can't be safely handled at less than 5 knots then either the boat is really badly designed or you need to take some tuition. The thought of someone having to weave around the fairway in a marina at 5 knots in order to be able to steer is frightening.
 
jac said:
Hang on though - if your boat can't be safely handled at less than 5 knots then either the boat is really badly designed or you need to take some tuition. The thought of someone having to weave around the fairway in a marina at 5 knots in order to be able to steer is frightening.
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Raggies are always weaving around they call it tacking
 
The marina where I am berthed is sheltered from the elements - where the raggie was moored was in the middle of the river and open to the elements.
 
It is a simple fact that some raggies think they have a greater right to the water than others and have an attitude to other water users. The fact is they don't have a greater right

Also what I always find interesting is in a 6 knot limit in a blow when he is sailing have you ever seen a raggie slow down to keep below the limit.

Some have suggested that if your mobo can't steer at a certain speed then don't take it out. Well if your raggie can't handle a little bit of swell doesn't the same apply
 
jon and michie said:
CLB - the tide was against me and the windspeed was behind me at around 3 knots

Jon
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I think the comments about SOG being higher due to going with the tide are a little misleading as going against the tide is likely to cause more wash than running with it.

6.5 knots punching the tide is likely to create a bit too much wash in any mobo I think. I have done similar going through moorings and looking behind to check the wash it has looked absolutely fine from my perspective. Friends following in their mobo subsequenty told me it wasn't and that it had set one poor soul in his tender bouncing around as he was trying to embark his yacht.

That said I agree that some can be over-sensitive and I have encountered completely irrational behaviour from a rower on the Thames. Mind you I think us simply being there was the 'offence' in his eyes.
 
PhillM said:
I now tend to motor up Southampton water a bit to ensure I am clear of the obvious route out of Hamble, before playing around with the boat.
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But surely, in Southampton Water you are subject to the totally legal wash of mobos travelling at speed, including of course the Harbour Masters launch.. Then of course, there's the Red Jet high speed cats.......!
 
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