"DSK" wrote in message
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It's happened. Off the coast of New Jersey a 60-footer ran over a fishing
boat and killed one of the men on board, while the owner of the 60-footer
was said to not even be above decks (he claimed he was, but was looking
down "momentarily").

Now THAT is ridiculous. I guess I'm paranoid, but I can't imagine EVER
leaving the helm of a moving boat unless another competent person (or my
insane son) took my place while I was away.

I hear this happens quite often on fishing vessels. That many Captains and
Mates, especially Mates on watch as the Cap catches some zzzz's, fall asleep
themselves while steaming ahead on Auto-pilot. I'm ashamed to say that I
have been drowsy many times behind the wheel of the car. Sometimes I pull
over and sometimes I putt ahead. Many times wondering how I made it to my
destination. I can only imagine how often this happens out in the deep sea
where traffic is next to nothing. No excuse though to take falling asleep
behind the helm for granted or acceptable..... There is always that 1
iceberg that seems to always find the right ship at the right time.



"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"DSK" wrote in message
. ..

It's happened. Off the coast of New Jersey a 60-footer ran over a fishing
boat and killed one of the men on board, while the owner of the 60-footer
was said to not even be above decks (he claimed he was, but was looking
down "momentarily").

Now THAT is ridiculous. I guess I'm paranoid, but I can't imagine EVER
leaving the helm of a moving boat unless another competent person (or my
insane son) took my place while I was away.

One thing that never ceases to amaze me, while (as the overtaken
vessel) I maintain course and speed and some idiot blows by close
enough to pass the Grey Poupon, is that after overwhelming your vessel
with a steep wake and passing so close that there is insufficient time
to safely adjust course and minimize the impact......almost every one
of these nincompoops smiles and *waves*! Like, "Hello, how are you? My
thoughtless seamanship just stood you on your starboard beam, but
lovely weather we're having, isn't it?"

To reduce my blood pressure, I often think of what it's costing Captain
Clewless
to burn 60 gph gasoline these days. :-)

Sounds like a good use for those expired flares. :-)

"Tom" wrote in message
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One thing that never ceases to amaze me, while (as the overtaken
vessel) I maintain course and speed and some idiot blows by close
enough to pass the Grey Poupon, is that after overwhelming your vessel
with a steep wake and passing so close that there is insufficient time
to safely adjust course and minimize the impact......almost every one
of these nincompoops smiles and *waves*! Like, "Hello, how are you? My
thoughtless seamanship just stood you on your starboard beam, but
lovely weather we're having, isn't it?"

To reduce my blood pressure, I often think of what it's costing Captain
Clewless
to burn 60 gph gasoline these days. :-)

Sounds like a good use for those expired flares. :-)



Yikes! ( : Hmmmmmmmmm, you know.......

"Big Mike" punisher5string@ !REMOVE! yahoo.com wrote in message
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Hi to all.... I'm Mike (Long Island Sound N.Y. - North Side - Very Rocky
Area)

Finally, finally, I figured out a really good reason why boat operators do
this. I could never for the life of me understand why no matter where I
would anchor or drift, a good number of boats will buzz by me only a few
short yards away as if I'm a marker buoy.

snip


I thought I was the only one who experienced that.


db

"D-unit" wrote in message
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"Big Mike" punisher5string@ !REMOVE! yahoo.com wrote in message
...
Hi to all.... I'm Mike (Long Island Sound N.Y. - North Side - Very Rocky
Area)

Finally, finally, I figured out a really good reason why boat operators
do
this. I could never for the life of me understand why no matter where I
would anchor or drift, a good number of boats will buzz by me only a few
short yards away as if I'm a marker buoy.

snip


I thought I was the only one who experienced that.


db


So then I imagine the same thing happens to you in an empty parking lot. Do
you come back to find the only other car in the lot is parked right up along
side your driver's door? (You have to squeeze into your car that also just
received a brand new ding-er.)

"D-unit" wrote in message
...

"Big Mike" punisher5string@ !REMOVE! yahoo.com wrote in message
...
Hi to all.... I'm Mike (Long Island Sound N.Y. - North Side - Very Rocky
Area)

Finally, finally, I figured out a really good reason why boat operators
do
this. I could never for the life of me understand why no matter where I
would anchor or drift, a good number of boats will buzz by me only a few
short yards away as if I'm a marker buoy.

snip


I thought I was the only one who experienced that.


db

Nah....same thing here in Lake Ontario and its tributaries. I was out in the
lake two weeks back, anchored with a few other boats on top of some
structure that occupies maybe 3 square acres. So, we were anchored pretty
close, but new arrivals were obviously being very careful while choosing a
spot. We're two miles offshore (on the Rochester side), and however far it
is to Canada on the other side. Absolutely NO reason for passing boats to be
anywhere close. But, of course, almost all of them had to get within 100
feet of the group as they passed.

I don't think the Power Squadron course would do jack **** for people like
that.

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...

"D-unit" wrote in message
...

"Big Mike" punisher5string@ !REMOVE! yahoo.com wrote in message
...
Hi to all.... I'm Mike (Long Island Sound N.Y. - North Side - Very
Rocky
Area)

Finally, finally, I figured out a really good reason why boat operators
do
this. I could never for the life of me understand why no matter where I
would anchor or drift, a good number of boats will buzz by me only a
few
short yards away as if I'm a marker buoy.

snip


I thought I was the only one who experienced that.


db

Nah....same thing here in Lake Ontario and its tributaries. I was out in
the
lake two weeks back, anchored with a few other boats on top of some
structure that occupies maybe 3 square acres. So, we were anchored pretty
close, but new arrivals were obviously being very careful while choosing a
spot. We're two miles offshore (on the Rochester side), and however far it
is to Canada on the other side. Absolutely NO reason for passing boats to
be
anywhere close. But, of course, almost all of them had to get within 100
feet of the group as they passed.

I don't think the Power Squadron course would do jack **** for people like
that.



I have a favorite fishing spot about 30 yards from the beach off Oak Island,
NC
where the Sea Mullet like to school on occasion. This is in 10ft of water
mind you.
For some reason, the passing yachts go between me and the beach at 30 knots.
Last time I checked, theres an whole ocean on the *other* side of me.

???

These same people must own jet-skis too.


db

Doug Kanter wrote:
"D-unit" wrote in message
...

"Big Mike" punisher5string@ !REMOVE! yahoo.com wrote in message
...

Hi to all.... I'm Mike (Long Island Sound N.Y. - North Side - Very Rocky
Area)

Finally, finally, I figured out a really good reason why boat operators
do
this. I could never for the life of me understand why no matter where I
would anchor or drift, a good number of boats will buzz by me only a few
short yards away as if I'm a marker buoy.

snip


I thought I was the only one who experienced that.


db


Nah....same thing here in Lake Ontario and its tributaries. I was out in the
lake two weeks back, anchored with a few other boats on top of some
structure that occupies maybe 3 square acres. So, we were anchored pretty
close, but new arrivals were obviously being very careful while choosing a
spot. We're two miles offshore (on the Rochester side), and however far it
is to Canada on the other side. Absolutely NO reason for passing boats to be
anywhere close. But, of course, almost all of them had to get within 100
feet of the group as they passed.

I don't think the Power Squadron course would do jack **** for people like
that.


I was thinking it might encourage them to carry and refer to charts as
they boated.

So...you managed to lure an incompetent boater onto the rocks. Can you
repeat this over and over again and do us all a big favor? :-)