"kvn87" wrote in message

Kuods to you max for keeping a cool head and taking positive steps to not
be
a victim. The encounter may have been innocent but your insticts said it
wasn't quite right.

I guess one had to be there to understand exactly why it felt wrong.
Normally when someone is approaching, either by sail or power, they wave
and/or smile. These guys did neither. They also conferred among themselves
while looking our way--a suspicious behavior to be sure. Then they stalked
us from astern for about 5 minutes--equally suspicious. During the entire
episode, all were standing in the boat, none sitting, which is odd because
the rear seats were just that--not bolsters. It just felt wrong from the
get-go. We've been approached while on Lake Michigan before, on a rare few
occasions. And in each case nothing seemed amiss. This time nothing seemed
right. In a discussion following the incident, my wife's impressions
mirrored my own to the letter. It just wasn't right.

Max