Was there no other boats in sight?

SV

"Maxprop" wrote in message
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"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

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
Was there no other boats in sight?

There were several other boats in sight, but none closer than 5 or 6 miles.
We were about 3/4 mile offshore, so lots of houses in view. It struck me as
odd that this boat would approach us in light of the fact that anyone
watching with binoculars from a house could have seen everything, including
the name of the go-fast boat, emblazoned down the gunnels.

Max

That's why I asked. Pirating on the 'high seas' , out of sight is one
thing, but on a lake, near shore. Unless these were really, really
dumb pirates. Maybe they were Canadian afterall.

Scotty

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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
Was there no other boats in sight?

There were several other boats in sight, but none closer than 5 or 6
miles.
We were about 3/4 mile offshore, so lots of houses in view. It
struck me as
odd that this boat would approach us in light of the fact that
anyone
watching with binoculars from a house could have seen everything,
including
the name of the go-fast boat, emblazoned down the gunnels.

Max

More likely cheeseheads....
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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That's why I asked. Pirating on the 'high seas' , out of sight is one
thing, but on a lake, near shore. Unless these were really, really
dumb pirates. Maybe they were Canadian afterall.

Scotty

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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
Was there no other boats in sight?

There were several other boats in sight, but none closer than 5 or 6
miles.
We were about 3/4 mile offshore, so lots of houses in view. It
struck me as
odd that this boat would approach us in light of the fact that
anyone
watching with binoculars from a house could have seen everything,
including
the name of the go-fast boat, emblazoned down the gunnels.

Max

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message

That's why I asked. Pirating on the 'high seas' , out of sight is one
thing, but on a lake, near shore. Unless these were really, really
dumb pirates. Maybe they were Canadian afterall.

Bearing exactly that in mind was probably the only reason I didn't have pee
running down my leg.

Max

eeeewwwwww...J. would never let you back on the boat again.....

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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message

That's why I asked. Pirating on the 'high seas' , out of sight is one
thing, but on a lake, near shore. Unless these were really, really
dumb pirates. Maybe they were Canadian afterall.

Bearing exactly that in mind was probably the only reason I didn't have
pee
running down my leg.

Max

"katysails" wrote in message

eeeewwwwww...J. would never let you back on the boat again.....

I have to beg permission to board now as it is.

Max

As it should be....

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"katysails" wrote in message

eeeewwwwww...J. would never let you back on the boat again.....

I have to beg permission to board now as it is.

Max