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Well I guess its true . Rob is never happy.

In the sand box we have the fishing douche bags. ( many threads posted about these idiots )

Out east we have the sailing douche bags.

Im kinda thinking the sailors are worse. They just come about and tact at any moment regardless of any other boats around them . They sail into tight harbors totally uncaring of the chaos they leave behind.....

No wonder there almost hated as much as SeaRay owners.

ok just my thoughts ...

Carry on ...
 
Other day heading to patchogue the blow boaters were having a race across the channel.
I had to go out of channel to avoid them.
I ran over a low spot but still had 5' of water.
Not sure how you get the right the hold a race across a channel!
Or do you just do it and hoep noone catches you!
 
Rob those fishing douche bags were out in full force yesterday. From wantagh three straight to the inlet was an obstacle course of them.
 
Dealt with them many times on the north shore. They own the water. Didn't you get the memo?
 
I always thought blow boats had the right of way over all vessels.........at least I always gave it to them.
 
We have both of those groups here in our area as well. They are hard to ignore.
Bill
 
Rob,

Have you ever. considered getting into hot air balooning? but then the Fing birds and helicopters will drive you crazy..

Neverind - carry on :).

Enjoy,

Jeff
 
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Originally posted by Double D

I always thought blow boats had the right of way over all vessels.........at least I always gave it to them.

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Unfortunately, too many sailboaters believe this to be true, when it is NOT. When they are not under sail, they are a "powerboat" and are supposed to act like one when it comes to the rules of the road.
 
Hated Sea Ray owners! I started to peel the Sea Ray logo off the boat. Then I saw it said Bayliner underneath...
 
BloeBotes are even more fun on the ICW where they refuse to answer a hail and they are under power.
 
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Originally posted by Double D

I always thought blow boats had the right of way over all vessels.........at least I always gave it to them.

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Unfortunately, too many sailboaters believe this to be true, when it is NOT. When they are not under sail, they are a "powerboat" and are supposed to act like one when it comes to the rules of the road.



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Mike.... when blow boats are being blown.....do they have the right of way ???
 
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Originally posted by Double D

I always thought blow boats had the right of way over all vessels.........at least I always gave it to them.

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Unfortunately, too many sailboaters believe this to be true, when it is NOT. When they are not under sail, they are a "powerboat" and are supposed to act like one when it comes to the rules of the road.



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Mike.... when blow boats are being blown.....do they have the right of way ???

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Generally, yes - but not always. The "burdened vessel" has the ROW.
 
My father was a sailor and his father before him sailed. I was brought up on sail boats so I have a soft spot for sail boaters. They get bounced around so much, I think they become shell shocked, but I feel for you in this situation.

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Originally posted by boatbum

BloeBotes are even more fun on the ICW where they refuse to answer a hail and they are under power.
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That being said Rob, I feel for you because out east you have the America's cup type that will be calling their lawyer on you if you do the wrong thing. Being in the right has nothing to do with it in their eyes.

When I come up on a sail boat in the bay, I will always pass on the stern. Entering an inlet, I will do a 360 and let them enter first. I will do my best not to rock them more then necessary when I pass. Sail boaters can be a holes, but there are more then enough power boaters that are the same or worse. I am reminded of a poem I saw on a power boat in the sixty's that was above the bar if you can believe it.

Here lies the body of George O'Day.
He died maintaining his right of way.
He was right, dead right as he rode along,
But he is just as dead as if he were wrong.

Billy K.
 
A boat, regardless, is supposed to maintain a watch and I believe that means answering a hail on 16. I have had sailboats pull out of a marina into the channel off my port side and expect me to yield.
More over, on the ICW, if you are attempting to arrange passage even at 8 knots, you call ahead. More often than not sailboats do not return the call even if you pick out their names with binoculars. Then they wave and flip you off when you go by a 1/2 knot faster because they don't like the wake.
We always slow for opposing traffic. It doesn't matter if it is power or sail. Usually blowboaters will acknowledge with a wave. But when you are overtaking, it's like they are bipolar and don't have a clue.
 
Speaking of hailing another on 16 ! Are we supposed to monitor 16 or 9 ?. Thought the new preferred method of hailing ship to ship was now 9 ?. Please set me straight . Thanks
 
Had a sail boat flip me off a couple weeks ago. If you have never been in the NY harbor at rush hour, you are missing quite an experience. The rules for navigation are quite simple. "Every man for himself". There are high speed water taxies crossing from every angle, barges, sightseerer's and of course tons of very small sail boats evidently learning how to sail in the middle of all this. My choice was to give this sailer a pretty good wake or get "T" Boned by a ferry that yields for no one. Guess which I chose.
 
Here is a list of channels that may assist;

http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtvhf

All we need to know now, is who is supposed to have a radio.

The short of it is, coming down the East coast, 16 was generally more recognized. Commercial was always on 13.

Actually we have learned that NY Waterways will cut it close but they always respect the ROR.
 
Now that's funny !!!!

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Originally posted by j-d

Hated Sea Ray owners! I started to peel the Sea Ray logo off the boat. Then I saw it said Bayliner underneath...

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