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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:44:40 -0500, "Scotty"
wrote:

It is
not written in stone anywhere that the water will
always
be flat.


It *IS* written in the books that YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR
YOUR WAKE !

Responsible for damage.

No blood, no foul.

....no class

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:44:40 -0500, "Scotty"
wrote:

Some people roll me, and some get rolled by me.


You *ARE* responsible for your wake!


It's part of boating and being on the water.

It's a part of BAD boating, and being on the water with
ignorant, arrogant power boaters.

Nonsense. Have you ever seen the wake from a freighter or
fast tug
boat? If so you'll never complain about sportfish or
motoryachts.



Big ships and tugs don't pass within 20 feet at full speed
like some stinkpotters do.

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:48:27 -0500, "Scotty"
wrote:

Yes, it must be so difficult for you to turn that wheel a
bit. Do you have limp wrists?

Would you tack in front of a freighter or cruise ship and
expect them
to alter course for you?


Of course not, don't be ridiculous. Not germane to this
discussion.



The issues are the same,



Hardly!


only on a different
scale.


Oh, the same but different, huh?


Stop making excuses for your childish actions.

SBV

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On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:38:46 -0500, "mr.b" wrote this
crap:

Capt JG was in a 32 ft, seaworthy, ocean going sailboat, in open

Who said it was seaworthy? :-) Certainly it isn't ocean capable.

Are you nuts? A 32 ft. Hunter is certainly ocean capable.

yes it is amazing how much tupperware has improved since it was first sold

I used to take my 25 ft. Hunter out in storm warnings, where you would
**** your pants. I was once out in 60 mph winds. The boat loved it, even
if the crew didn't.

of course you did...I'll bet you even had a special nook built into the
lazarette to stow the wheelbarrow you had to use to get your gigantic
balls aboard too...yawn....


Yes, I had an extra compartment, but it was to hold more beer.




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

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On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 08:56:50 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote this crap:

I sure as shootin wouldn't take these Hunters out the Gate unless the
conditions were benign... they're not off-shore capable.


You're an idiot. I've gone through storms that would have you tied to
the mast, puking your guts into your purse.

I took third place in a race during one of those storms.




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

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"Bloody Horvath" wrote in message
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On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 08:56:50 -0800, "Capt. JG"
wrote this crap:

I sure as shootin wouldn't take these Hunters out the Gate unless the
conditions were benign... they're not off-shore capable.


You're an idiot. I've gone through storms that would have you tied to
the mast, puking your guts into your purse.

I took third place in a race during one of those storms.




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.


Are you related to Capt Neal?

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On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 18:00:11 -0500, "Scotty" wrote:

Stop making excuses for your childish actions.

Pot kettle black. Go back to your toy boat and continue whinning.

Carry on.

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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.

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Bloody Horvath wrote:
I took third place in a race during one of those storms.


I threw out most of my third place trophies. Not worth the shelf
space.

DSK

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On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:39:53 -0500, "Scotty" wrote:

It would explain a lot of the poor seamanship displayed by
some.

BTW you *ARE* responsible for your wake.

Discomforting a sound seaworthy sailboat with a wave hardly falls into
the category of poor seamanship, common attitudes not withstanding. I
am *very* careful with my wake in narrow passages and around small low
freeboard craft. Not everyone is, but they should be.

There is a common problem with overtaking situations which some
sailboaters appear totally oblivious to. It happens a lot on the ICW
which is none too wide in many places. If a sailboat continues on at
close to hull speed while a powerboat is overtaking, there is no
choice for the powerboat other than leaving a wake. Most experienced
sailors on the ICW recognize this issue and slow down to idle speed
allowing the powerboat to reduce speed also. Those who don't get
waked by yet another "arrogant ignorant" powerboater.