Well, at the risk of starting something, which I really do not intend, I still find it an irresponsible comment. It seems from many of your previous posts, that you tend to generalize everyone on the water; There's the general boating population, which includes most of us that hit the water for recreational fishing and boating. True, this group includes many "googans" (to borrow a phrase from the fishing community) that possibly have no business being on the water and at the very least, need to take a boating safety course. Then there's you and your sailing buddies with far superior and vast years of experience (you're in your late 20's early 30's maybe?) and knowledge of everything on the water.
Now before we get into a pissing contest about experience and preparedness for going offshore, inshore, whatever, I would just suggest that you don't generalize boaters into groups without knowing them or their particular circumstances.
I have no doubt from both reading your posts and from the conversation we had that you do infact have much experience on the water so that is not in question. There are people (you for one based on what you have told me and me as well from time to time) with much experience that venture out in a small skiff with little more than the basic safety equipment. But, as soon as they get in a bit of trouble, it seems you berate them for having no business being on the water in the first place. Well, they too are exercizing their American freedoms to enjoy this recreational pastime like everyone else.
Please, do not take this the wrong way. Again, I'm not trying to start a pissing contest, just trying to stress that maybe you could use that knowledge that you've gained on the water in a more useful, constructive, and helpful way buy helping others with less experience.
Rock on my friend.
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