On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:13:56 -0700 (PDT), Two meter troll
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On Oct 16, 2:36*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:10:13 -0700 (PDT), Two meter troll





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On Oct 16, 12:25*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:17:03 -0700 (PDT), Two meter troll

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On Oct 16, 11:47*am, wrote:
On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:32:45 -0700 (PDT), Two meter troll

wrote:
ummm......my thought was how stupid do you actually have to be to run
a 40' boat into the side of a 200' boat in day time with good
visability.
Then i read this page and yall act as if the guy in the 200' boat that
got nailed in the SIDE was at fault. most boats dont move sideways
throught the water nor do they instantly make full speed. what it
looks to me is yet another gawker was going by and was not paying
attention to the helm (I assume he was looking in a camera or
something) and smashed into some one elses boat. happens all the
bloody time.

I assure you that when the Maltese Falcon turns, her stern slides
sideways for quite a distance. It would not be that hard for someone
in a much smaller boat to misjudge how much room was needed to avoid a
collision. This is not nearly as simple a situation as you seem to
think.

its pretty simple from my stand point you dont get close to another
boat unless you are planning to come along side. you avoid
collisions.

it comes down to a simple statement: you operate your vessel safely
and well clear of other vessels when you have the option. this fella
had the option and he decided to ignore a safe working distance.

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Dog you have no idea of my experiance.

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Actually i have not "painted a picture" as you put it.
You have accumulated a minimum of factual data and a maximum of
opinion, mine and others on this board and you think you know me.
Mostly what you have is my views of east coast sailors and that this
board is full of yachetys who have money and few boat brains. you have
several tidbits of emergancy repairs that work; scandelize those folks
who hang out in the white boat end of the marina and didn't come frome
some sour old fart in the pond. You have that i asked for a free sail
boat if someone had one rotting out back of the house. you also have
that i dont take just a batch pixels and trust them to the fullest.
you might infer that i think several of the stuffed shirts in this
group are much less than gods. lastly you know that I cannot spell. If
you had perhaps been paying attention you might know that i tend to
not be on the board for several months at a time.

pretty scanty picture (more like a doodle on a knapkin) i am at least
able to doodle effectivly.


o handle your other point.
yes, In a race boats are close to each other: where these boats in a
race?

Thanks for reinforcing my point.