"Donal" wrote in
Calm down Donut! Ganz is talking about a Capt. with
paying
passengers, not just some schmuck out for a daysail.


Ahhh... Perhaps I am becoming a little paranoid.

Over here, we now need to have a written passage plan
before we sail
offshore.

This Passage Plan *must* include such things as your
Course to Steer, a
weather forecast, and a Risk Assessment that takes into
account the skills
of your crew!!!


Nobody on deck may be under the influence of alcohol. The
limits that apply
to car drivers who travel in close proximity at 70mph,
also apply to sailors
who travel at 5kts in the wide open spaces of the seas.


Did you move to Russia? What the heck happened to the
"freedom of the seas"?

You claim to be a democracy, and yet you won't let a man get
into his boat
to do a bit of sailing without a ''Passage Plan'' with Risk
ASSessment'' ?

There was more freedom under Hitler!

Scotty