20-12-2015, 01:01 AM
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Re: Not really for 'discussion', but serious anyway
I live on the waterfront, have two boats and have seen much.Idiots who would not think of drink-driving, somehow think it is OK to load up a small boat with a heap of booze and head off with their equally-inexperienced mates without even checking weather forecasts or tides.
Sometimes without enough fuel.
Often in ill-maintained craft.
Often with no safety gear on board.
They frequently get into strife and some poor bastards - including volunteers - have to go out after them.
Usually putting themselves at risk to do so.
I have pulled one body from the water
and just three weeks ago ended up overboard and slightly injured.
Boating and Fisheries inspectors and Water Police are becoming more active in enforcing the rules but you should hear these loonies whine when they cop a decent fine.
I have never once been thanked for participating in a rescue.
20-12-2015, 05:33 AM
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Re: Not really for 'discussion', but serious anyway
Originally Posted by Pumicestone
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I live on the waterfront, have two boats and have seen much.Idiots who would not think of drink-driving, somehow think it is OK to load up a small boat with a heap of booze and head off with their equally-inexperienced mates without even checking weather forecasts or tides.
Sometimes without enough fuel.
Often in ill-maintained craft.
Often with no safety gear on board.
They frequently get into strife and some poor bastards - including volunteers - have to go out after them.
Usually putting themselves at risk to do so.
I have pulled one body from the water
and just three weeks ago ended up overboard and slightly injured.
Boating and Fisheries inspectors and Water Police are becoming more active in enforcing the rules but you should hear these loonies whine when they cop a decent fine.
I have never once been thanked for participating in a rescue.
21-12-2015, 09:59 AM
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Re: Not really for 'discussion', but serious anyway
Originally Posted by Pumicestone
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I live on the waterfront, have two boats and have seen much.Idiots who would not think of drink-driving, somehow think it is OK to load up a small boat with a heap of booze and head off with their equally-inexperienced mates without even checking weather forecasts or tides.
Sometimes without enough fuel.
Often in ill-maintained craft.
Often with no safety gear on board.
They frequently get into strife and some poor bastards - including volunteers - have to go out after them.
Usually putting themselves at risk to do so.
I have pulled one body from the water
and just three weeks ago ended up overboard and slightly injured.
Boating and Fisheries inspectors and Water Police are becoming more active in enforcing the rules but you should hear these loonies whine when they cop a decent fine.
I have never once been thanked for participating in a rescue.
Yes as ex- Merchant Navy I too have a detestation of 'weekend sailors'. I was on a 100,000 ton tanker trying to enter the narrow channel into Rotterdam when some stupid idiot of a 'weekend sailor' decided to demand 'right of way' and cross our bows. The words of our Captain and the port Pilot were not repeatable!!!
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