When is too close to close

[sailaboutvic]

We anchor last night in a bay all on our own in between two islands , you could had anchored two cruise line and still had plenty of room for a few dozen yachts .
Some time lastet a very nice British boat turn up with three guys on board , all well to do , yacht club gentleman.
They then drop there anchor not not far from us , dropping at less 70 mts on one spot before letting what little wind drift them back .althought being told by my co skipper I need to say some thing , I was too chill out to bother and with a nice big boat like that surly they not going to leave it like that .

Any way cut a long story short , this morning there where so close you could step on there stern off our bow ,
What made it worst was they where cleaning the topside in their dinghy at the time and one would think with there dinghy hitting our chain the Penny would drop someone would had haul up some of the anchor but no only when I ask if one of the guys would like to give me a hand holding their stern off our bow did it click there where too close .
The second photo show them moving and reanchoring , the third where they ended up after reanchoring .

Edit , I remove the name of the boat because it from a well know CI yacht club and I don't want to embarrass the owner .

 

[Tomahawk]

Why spare his blushes?

PS, second twp photos upside down?

 

[Angele]

Edit , I remove the name of the boat because it from a well know CI yacht club and I don't want to embarrass the owner .

... You have only done so on the first one. It is readable on the second if you enlarge it. You may want to edit it (at the same time you rotate through 180 degrees).

 

[scruff]

I would of Told Tigress to beat it! No excuse for anchoring two boats that close together, especially overnight. Inconsiderate twunt.

 

[macd]

It is readable on the second if you enlarge it.

Indeed it is. Sir Git seems to sum it up nicely.

 

[sailaboutvic]

... You have only done so on the first one. It is readable on the second if you enlarge it. You may want to edit it (at the same time you rotate through 180 degrees).

Oh dear , bit late now , sorry sir .

 

[macd]

I would of Told Tigress to beat it!

And they'd have probably suggested you visit Specsavers

 

[Angele]

And they'd have probably suggested you visit Specsavers

 

[Triassic]

I had that happen to me a couple of times in Croatia. Three or four blokes anchor close enough to have been able to hand me a beer.....only they didn't. My Mrs. told me if they think she's getting them out when they're that close they've another thing coming, so I had to move the boat all the way across the bay........

 

[sailaboutvic]

Ok guys had to remove the other two as I could turn them round on a iPad .
Yes Mac time I had mine retested

 

[macd]

Yes Mac time I had mine retested

I assumed you'd just overdone it with the sundowners :encouragement:

 

[sailaboutvic]

I assumed you'd just overdone it with the sundowners :encouragement:

Must had been last nigh not to say anything , you would think with a nice boat like that they would take more care , lovely boat tho . Maybe the skipper and crew could do with a RYA day skipper course ?

 

[RichardS]

As you know Vic, It's not unusual to be that close in Croatia when the bays started to get crowded and the final few boats are squeezing in ..... but anchoring like that in an empty bay is just ridiculous. Perhaps it was the first time they had ever used their anchor and simply didn't realise that as the chain is let out, the boat moves backwards. :ambivalence:

Richard

 

[jdc]

Too close is when you actually collide. But you didn't and no damage was done - not even a scratch. Some are less skilled than us old farts on here and what yacht club they, or their parents, belong to is neither here nor there.

Letting it upset you only shortens your life.

 

[sailaboutvic]

As you know Vic, It's not unusual to be that close in Croatia when the bays started to get crowded and the final few boats are squeezing in ..... but anchoring like that in an empty bay is just ridiculous. Perhaps it was the first time they had ever used their anchor and simply didn't realise that as the chain is let out, the boat moves backwards. :ambivalence:

Richard

Rightly or wrongly with a boat that size you would expect they know what they where doing ,
I miss the alarm bells , when they dropped so much chain in one spot I should had picked it up they may not .
Well spoken gentlemans, royal yacht club type ,
I think they didn't get my cocky humour well is said , nice boat shame about the crew .

 

[sailaboutvic]

Too close is when you actually collide. But you didn't and no damage was done - not even a scratch. Some are less skilled than us old farts on here and what yacht club they, or their parents, belong to is neither here nor there.

Letting it upset you only shortens your life.

I be surprise is any of their parent are still with us , and yes we did collide although no damage but only cos my hand was holding them off.

 

[jdc]

I be surprise is any of their parent are still with us , and yes we did collide although no damage but only cos my hand was holding them off.

In that case it was too close!

 

[BurnitBlue]

Too close is when you actually collide. But you didn't and no damage was done - not even a scratch. Some are less skilled than us old farts on here and what yacht club they, or their parents, belong to is neither here nor there.

Letting it upset you only shortens your life.

Wrong. Bottling "aggravation" up inside shortens your life, at least your good lfe. Let it rip, get it out of your system. According to my wife who works in this field, internal anger kept inside can lead to depression.

 

[Neeves]

If you can converse without shouting, or raising your voice - you are too close.

We find it easier to move (effective electric windlass) than request someone, who does not appreciate they are too close, too move. But then I'm a, self confessed, skinny wimp, find confrontation more anguished than moving (agreeing with BurnitBlue's astute wife) - and think we know what we are doing.

Quite often this is the holiday of a lifetime for some, they have never done it before (and we'ed like them to enjoy it), they possibly anchored near us as they recognised 'us', and/or they ascertained we would have chosen a good spot - the fact we move will hopefully be indicative to them.

But in a big an empty anchorage - thoughtless (but surprisingly common - why do people who go off on a yacht (which is partially about self sufficiency and independence feel this need for proximity??) If you want company - cruise ships, or flotillas, are the answer. There's now't so queer.....

Jonathan

 

[DJE]

they possibly anchored near us as they recognised 'us', and/or they ascertained we would have chosen a good spot - the fact we move will hopefully be indicative to them.

But in a big an empty anchorage - thoughtless (but surprisingly common - why do people who go off on a yacht (which is partially about self sufficiency and independence feel this need for proximity??) If you want company - cruise ships, or flotillas, are the answer. There's now't so queer.....

Jonathan

Happens all the time. Several times I have found a large anchorage with a group of boats all clustered around what is perceived to be the best spot. So I anchor a good distance away and the next arrival comes and anchors right next to me.