On Aug 13, 4:03 am, wrote:
To the 8/12/07 Captain of the Miss Beach Haven:

I've sailed and motored the waters between Sandy Hook and Cape May for
5 decades and I've rarely seen such an inconsiderate act as I saw on
the morning of Sunday, August 12, when the Miss Beach Haven, with
complete disregard for the safety of others, steamed through the very
narrow channel near Goosebar Sedge, throwing so much water so closely
to us that you caused an injury to my crew when she fell in the
galley.

With a decent Westerly breeze, we were making good way South on a beam
reach, and were flowing with traffic, not tacking across the channel
(i.e., I was not in your way). When I saw you bearing down on us at
such a high speed, I was forced to fire up my engine, get out of the
channel, and circle around to meet your enormous wake, which had I
allowed it to broadside us, could have easily caused a more severe
injury to my crew.

I will not forget your ignorance or your lack of empathy for the small
boater in a narrow channel. The captain of a ship your size is morally
obligated to consider the safety of those around you, but you did not
in any way show consideration for the safety of my family and crew. I
must now take action, and will make it a point to watch and video tape
you. I will also report this and any further safety incidents to the
U.S. Coastguard. You leave a trail of enemies and damage in the wake
of your carelessness, and I will spread the word of your incompetence
far and wide around LBI and Southern New Jersey.

Whoever captained Miss Beach Haven that day is a disgrace to his title
and his license.http://www.missbeachhaven.com/

B.J. Law
Captain, Sailor, and not one who soon forgets those who would hurt or
jeopardize the safety of others.

B.J. Law;

Well done. I'd send a copy to your local newspapers as well. To bad
you did not have a camera to take picks. Find where he advertises and
run an ad telling what he did.

If the boat is owned and operated by the same person someone really
mad might go out on his charter and see just how many things he could
screw up. He might start by flushing a whole roll of toilet paper in
the head clogging that up. Vomit in the passangers lounge, Hook the
bait boy. Bust out a window in the wheel house with a heavy lead
fishing weight while casting, deploy the liferaft, epirb, and see if
you can drop a dock line so it fouls in the props, cut loose his
fenders, use a sharp knife on anything like seats cushions ect, find
the thermostst and set it on full heat then remove it's dial.

No excuse for some stupid throttle jockey to whip a wake on anyone.
No matter where you are you are responsiable for your wake.

Joe