The Captains Nemesis wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 23:35:52 +0100, "Donal"
wrote:

A couple of years ago, I was on a friend's power boat. We were
travelling
from Southampton to Portsmouth when we came upon a yacht race. The
yachts
were spread out across the full width of the Solent. As we carefully
went
through a gap, we were given a filthy look by the helmsman of the boat
that
we had passed *behind*! Sod it! These idiots think that "racing"
gives
them exclusive control of the water. It doesn't.


Ahhh so you base your whole concept on one incident?

No.... not at all.

That was only ONE example.



Maybe the helmsman was upset that you slowed and didn't give him a
wake to ride ;-)

No. He just didn't think that any other boats had the right to be on the
water while he was racing.



Oh and these idiots believe that a power boat should keep
clear....What are the minimums in the UK?

Some sailboats think that power boats should keep at least 1 mile away.


Regards


Donal
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