Adrian Stott wrote: > Brian from sunny Suffolk > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I would also be concerned if he was advising them to go everywhere >> flat >> out and not give a dam about others > > If he had done that, you would be right to criticise him. If he had > said speed should never be enough to create a breaking wash, you > wouldn't. > > *********** > >> Common courtesy says, Slow Down When Passing Moored Boats ...... I >> often wonder what part of >> SLOW and DOWN it is, that people do not understand!! I have found >> that it is the *experienced* boaters that are the most frequent to >> violate this code of conduct >> >> Caroline and John nb. Charlotte Rose > > Common courtesy says "Don't Moor In A Manner That Inconveniences > Passing Boat Traffic". A moorer who insists that traffic move slower > when it goes by is causing an inconvenience. The "Slow Down" crowd > on moored craft is not being misunderstood, it is being seen as > inconsiderate and unreasonable. > > Adrian
And some linear moorers are *never, ever* satified. I remember going past a long line of boats at Marsworth - at tickover, in a 16ft cruiser that was well shaped to give little wash at 4mph (the water had hardly a ripple on it, and the narrowboats didn't even move) - the guy in one of the boats still moaned, when I said the throttle was at tickover, he suggested I coast in neutral (obviously never had an outboard! - if I had done that I would have lost steering and banged his boat!) Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
