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Licence to hire speedboat in Greece/Spain
"Steve" wrote in message ... "Ric" , wrote: I am aware of that, it's called snobbery. Seen it several times during Cowes week and it's pathetic. It is not snobbery. Some motorboaters are extremely considerate to sailors, and I and most other sailors have nothing whatsoever against them. But if you drive a huge noisy smelly motorboat directly by a sailing boat, causing a huge wake, you obviously will not be popular. If you are on a motorboat, you don't realise how noisy and smelly they are, but if you are sailing you do. Nothing obvious in respect of my sailing/boating/responsibility has been revealed here. What has been revealed is my utter disdain reflected in a silly system which clearly requires updating. There ought to be some sort of "permit" available to those with provable experience gained in a non-licence requiring country like the UK. I agree - I think UK should force all motorboaters to get a licence and bring them in line with the rest of Europe. Sure, if you want to drive in UK waters you can without training. But if you want to drive in Spanish and French waters, you should have the same level of training as the locals. In Albania, to get a car-driving licence, you just need to sit in the back of the car and watch the instructor give a demonstration for about an hour. Then you pay a fee, and you get your driving licence. Do you think an Albanian driving licence should be valid in UK? |
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