Skipper wrote:
Reggie Smithers wrote:


Wayne,
I figured that Skipper was trolling for a boating discussion. It really
doesn't matter if he will ever go to the Bahamas or if most of us will ever
bring out boats there. His post encourages On Topic posts, even if you
disagree with him.


Wayne's posit illustrates precisely what is wrong with Floriduh boating
today. Look no further than Fort Lauderdale, even his $300,000 Hatts are
being pushed out in favor of megayachts and condos. There was nothing in
his posit that supports the boating culture or boaters in general. And
saddest of all, he really doesn't care...

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Skipper
Skipper,
I support boating, but I am not sure what you mean by the "boating
culture" if you mean local governments should bow to the demands of
transient boaters, I disagree with you. I would hate to think local
governments would ignore the needs of the locals over the needs of a
cruising community. If the local goverments think transients boaters
are benificial to the local economy they will encourage the transients
to come to their area. If they do not, it makes sense for them to
impose a "usage fee" on those using their services.

A similar comparison would be if RV users demanded that all communities
in beautiful areas or popular tourist areas demanded local governments
provide free parking for their RV's. It is not reasonable for the
RV'ers or the Cruisers to expect to utilize anchorage or parking without
a fee.

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Reggie
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