On 7/27/06, Tony Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Following a Challenger boat downstream from Caversham with a bit > of upstream traffic. Challenger boat went into reverse near Tescos > and appeared to be trying to back into a mooring space that was > clearly too small. > > I was not sure what to do , so I blew 5, the result of which I got a > glare. Luckily the upsteam traffic had cleared so I could pass him on > the "wrong" side of the river. > > I fail to see why he could not have indicated he was happy to be > passed by waving me through when he stared his manouvering. I just > hope that I always will.
I guess it is just inexperience - I find most private boaters are worse than hireboaters these days because as they own the boat they think they are right in doing what they are doing, even when they aren't! (If you see what I mean) Lets face it how many inland boaters know what sound signals are, so perhaps a little hoot from you when he started his manoeuvre might have reminded him there were other boats about, without intimidation. There is plenty of room near Tescos, and I'm sure if an upstream boat saw you coming around they would move further over, especially if it was one of these white plastic ones! :-) Mike nb dontworryaboutit hisfaultentirely -- Michael Askin http://shoestring.zapto.org/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
