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Pete Verdon
 
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Default A question of concern

Marshall Rice wrote:
In message , Peter HK writes


Would you stop him driving? I would.

Is a boat so different?


Indeed it is.

You can do vastly more damage with a boat.


?

How? A hunk of fibreglass travelling at six knots through largely empty
space (marinas excepted) vs a ton of steel at 70mph no more than a few
feet from objects either stationary or moving at speed in the opposite
direction.

Pete