Scotty wrote:

Just a hunch. At our marina, seems like all the rude ones
are powerboaters.

You ought to get out and about a bit more. It might help remove or at least
diminish some of your prejudices.

I traveled and lived aboard a small sailboat for eight years and visited
many places, ranging from Canada to Bermuda to Cuba to The Islands. Of
course I met many people, and most were just regular folks. However there
were, from time to time, a few "offenders."

My experience was that, at least in the cruising community (which is what
this group is about), there were at least as many sailboat jerks as
powerboat jerks. Often the sailboat jerks were more offensive, since they
worked under the assumption that sailboat people were automatically smarter.

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Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
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