Rules of the Road

[thefishingfreak]

Typical blowboater hot air you're telling me those little inner harbor blowboats racing each other zigzagging all over the harbor feet from each other and rounding the marker buoys within inches making hairpin turns are difficult to mannuver. Doubtful.
They intentionally cross your bow for the same reasons the douche bag cyclists down Mass Ave ride 6 inches outside the bike lane. Because theiy're arseholes. Respectful sailboaters get treated with respect. Douche bag- blow boat- power trippin right-of-way nazis get shown the rubrail
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[beamie]

I grew up sailing, did allot of racing. fun, but fishing took over.

There is no need for a bigger sailboat with motor to be sailing into a harbor in the channel and threw the mooring area.

Hate that. Drop / hoist the sails outside the little harbor

[PRBuzz]

Originally Posted by beamie

.....There is no need for a bigger sailboat with motor to be sailing into a harbor in the channel and threw the mooring area....

I heard from a respected Capt that once a sailboat enters a marked channel whether under sail or power is required to obey ALL the rules as if under power.

Y or N?

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by PRBuzz

I heard from a respected Capt that once a sailboat enters a marked channel whether under sail or power is required to obey ALL the rules as if under power.

Y or N?

nope

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

Typical blowboater hot air you're telling me those little inner harbor blowboats racing each other zigzagging all over the harbor feet from each other and rounding the marker buoys within inches making hairpin turns are difficult to mannuver. Doubtful.
They intentionally cross your bow for the same reasons the douche bag cyclists down Mass Ave ride 6 inches outside the bike lane. Because theiy're arseholes. Respectful sailboaters get treated with respect. Douche bag- blow boat- power trippin right-of-way nazis get shown the rubrail
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They try to cross your bow because your boat throws a huge wake
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[thefishingfreak]

Originally Posted by Nebe

They try to cross your bow because your boat throws a huge wake
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Valid point
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[nightfighter]

I have many more thousands of miles under my belt on sailboat vs power. But times have changed.... In my youth, I couldn't wait for the old members of a club to die off, thinking things around there would be better.... How wrong I was. Now that club, from which I resigned from in 1996, is full of entitled sobs, known locally to the LEOs as heavy drinkers, and think they poop ice cream. Just because they can write the check doesn't mean they know anything. Even the ones who grew up with old timers' tutelage have attitude, be it power or sail. Did I mention that my brother and his tribe are members there? Apple doesn't fall far from the tree....(actually, one of his five kids get it...)
That said, having grown up in that very congested harbor, with any decent wind, I could put a small to medium (40') sailboat pretty much anywhere I want to, under sail! But most people these days don't pay attention in their daily lives! They want to make a left turn in their car and they don't even position the car so that traffic behind them can still pass.... Either they are on the phone, not paying attention, or just DON'T CARE... About anyone else. It is all about them, first and always. No rule followers being developed in this society of ours.
So we reap what we sow. Sail or power. Blow boat or stinkpot. Doesn't matter anymore than it does on the roadways. So I keep my eyes open, anticipating, expecting the other guy to do the worst. but if the opportunity does present itself, I will gladly sacrifice my beloved 20' CC if I think the arshole that fouls me can be my ticket to upgrade to a sweet ride like that of Mr Sea Dangles......