How the other half lives

[Scott T-Bird]

More than half ...

Roger, I think your proportion is wrong ... don't power boat sales outnumber sail boat sales on a ratio greater than 9 to 1. That's not exactly the "other half"

Before everybody gets too smug about their own boating abilities in comparison (just because we are sailors and our defensive reflex results from feeling so outnumbered and sometimes we take ourselves just a touch too seriously) ... I didn't notice any damage and they got themselves untangled fairly quickly.

It provided some amusement for sure, and I think the swimmers weren't very smart either ... the current combined with propellers being started up could have led to disaster.

 

[kloudie1]

Remember, we are all powerboaters when we crank the dink engine !!

 

[Roger Long]

Remember, we are all powerboaters when we crank the dink engine !!

I'm a powerboater probably 60% of the time in Strider. However, since I have to put up with their wakes and they don't have to put with mine, they'll have to put up with my humor.

 

[kloudie1]

Funny, Roger..
yup, when our boats are making big wakes, the wind is howling and all the small craft have gone away!

 

[Scott B]

A good example of panic setting in and not thinking through what you're doing. Several guys jumped into a strong current to try to swim to the farthest boats that were also drifting away from them. At that time the boats were still tied together and the nearest boat was very close to shore. Jump on the closest boat and scramble across the boats until you get to yours. Also, how many dinghies etc. on shore that could have been used as tugs / bumperboats? A lot of people standing around bewildered with TUTA.

 

[kenn]

Amusing, but I didn't see too much damage going on... so they've all got a new story to tell.

If there's a rip AND a crosswind, seems nutty to raft up. A guy could make a fortune replacing rubstrips there during the week.

We like to raft up our little sailboats. Worst that ever happened was one spot where the anchors didn't quite hold, so a chorus line of 8 boats drifted ensemble. I wanted to motor back into position also ensemble, but no takers... Also the same spot was fairly close to traffic, so whenever a big stinkpot went by (always a hair above hullspeed which produces the biggest wake while consuming the most fuel per hour), we'd start rocking, and a few Windexes were demolished when masts touched.