On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:53:32 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:38:31 -0500, "mr.b" wrote:

that's obvious...but not to the point...the discussion was about the
ignorant and arrogant who pilot their stinktubs with what could be
described as a less than cooperative spirit...like the moron described by
the OP.

A lot of it is a perception issue. People in larger, faster boats are
percieved as being arrogant, particularly if they are well dressed or
in the company of good looking women. If they inconvenience or
discomfit us, they are percieved as being ignorant. Take that same
person and put him down on your level in a sailboat and all of a
sudden he is an educated, well spoken, all around nice guy.

Perceptions.

Funny, but every sailor I have known has owned at least one powerboat.
While owning a good sized cruising sailboat may be a full time job,
some people have a whole fleet of under twenty foot boats. At one time
my family had four sailboats two powerboats and a canoe. And there has
been surprisingly little rudeness on the water. Maybe it is the fact
that on a 6500 acre lake there is no place to hide. All the resorts
are gone, private homes have taken over, and you mostly deal with the
same boats and the same people year after year. The lake does have a
cop. There are public boat ramps and a campground, and it is people
from elsewhere that cause the rare problems.

Casady