Way
Member
Great attitude
I try and be like you...I'm successful some of the time
I try and be like you...I'm successful some of the time
I really don't go boating to get annoyed and am generally successful in that regard. I do often pick up on little things people do that they perhaps shouldn't but I can't say any of it annoys me. I am the same when driving. I have only used the horn on my car once to avoid a collision and I see no point in getting worked up about someone else making a mistake or even just being a to++er. I like the way sailing tends to be a community where everyone helps out at a pinch. I wave to every boat that passes and I say good morning etc to everyone that isn't avoiding eye contact on a pontoon. Most people seem to respond in kind and I have only come across a few difficult people.
Once we had to move some people from a hammerhead because our friends needed it in their 70 foot boat and had booked it (unfortunately the staff went home without putting up a sign). One boat moved with grace. From the other a lady popped up and said she would not move. Eventually her husband came up and was more reasonable, us having found them an alternative spot and assisting. I gave each boat a bottle of wine for their trouble and thanked them very much but it would have been more pleasant if both boats had immediately been helpful.
Life is full of minor inconveniences and potential annoyances. We can't control the world but we can control how we react to it. In general I have found 'not sweating the small stuff' (to use an annoying Americanism) to be the best policy. I would prefer you not to ding my boat or bend a stantion but I won't shout at you if you do and I won't lose any sleep over it.