Terry K wrote:



That is why the rules seem to create, and actually do create, an
environment where power boats are expected to steer around sailboats.
We are helpless against your power and especially against your
ignorance.

Tell me, o great genius, how 100 tons is going to turn on a sixpence to
avoid you when you decide to change tack at the last moment.
Put it another way, the lights are turning green but you see a big truck
doing sixty mph and about to jump the red. You may have right of way,
but pulling out in your little car is NOT a clever idea.


Our passion is to enjoy nature on the water, not to plow through it at
speed. Consider us as hazards on a golf course. Be a sport.

So go play on a little lake somewhere. The sea is a dangerous place for
dingy sailors.

Many sailing rigs are a helluva lot faster than the 10 knots that a
typical displacement motor yacht can pull. Small sailing boats are also
much more manouverable.

Don't hog all the dock outlets, either.

Does your little sailboat really need a 3 phase 420 volt outlet ?.

In article ,
Chris Newport wrote:

That is why the rules seem to create, and actually do create, an
environment where power boats are expected to steer around sailboats.
We are helpless against your power and especially against your
ignorance.

Tell me, o great genius, how 100 tons is going to turn on a sixpence to
avoid you when you decide to change tack at the last moment.
Put it another way, the lights are turning green but you see a big truck
doing sixty mph and about to jump the red. You may have right of way,
but pulling out in your little car is NOT a clever idea.

Get a clue. We're talking recreational vs recreational.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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Jere Lull wrote:
In article ,
Chris Newport wrote:


That is why the rules seem to create, and actually do create, an
environment where power boats are expected to steer around sailboats.
We are helpless against your power and especially against your
ignorance.

Tell me, o great genius, how 100 tons is going to turn on a sixpence to
avoid you when you decide to change tack at the last moment.
Put it another way, the lights are turning green but you see a big truck
doing sixty mph and about to jump the red. You may have right of way,
but pulling out in your little car is NOT a clever idea.


Get a clue. We're talking recreational vs recreational.


So am I, 100 tons is about right for a large private motor yacht.
Not everyone messes about in little dingys. This is rec.boats.CRUISING
not rec.boats.messing_about_in_things_that_belong_in_c alm_water.