Clarence Bell wrote:

I was wondering when this would surface in this thread. I've been victim to
both sides of this controversy so I don't believe it appropriate to blame
one group of boaters or the other.

One of the most common discourtesies that I see in the Chesapeake Bay is
sail boaters under power with sails up in a dead calm wind demanding the
right of way because they can only make 6 kts after they turn in front of
the "stand-on" vessel.

OTOH
Those 35'+ trawlers making a pair of small tidal waves through a fishing
hole OUTSIDE a navigation channel are just as discourteous. What about
anglers anchored in a non speed-restricted channel? Should boaters reduce
speed to minimize their wake while navigating the channel? I see both
sides.

So please dish out the complaints accordingly.

Clarence

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Oh, please. I found far more discourteous sailboat captains during a 1500
mile voyage down the east coast and ICW than I found power boaters.

Eisboch




If you boat anywhere near Annapolis in the summer, you have to keep a
constant watch for discourteous sailboters who think nothing of running
you down if you are in their way. Or, the sailbot captains become dazed
by the heat and the inability of their crafts to move at hull speed.



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