I guess it was my fault!?
- Thread starter rgranger
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NotCook
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- Dec 29, 2008
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He did, of course, sound the appropriate signal to indicate passing STBD to STBD instead of Port to Port, right?
Usually from septic systems on lakeside properties or sewer leaks as well, for which boaters normally get the unjustified blame. But that's a pretty upscale neighborhood, so one would think the towns have that under control in this day and age. The goose population can have an effect as well.
Doesn't come close to Key Biscayne any weekend, bigger boats and more toys.
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I always hesitate when my non-boating friends ask if I'm taking the boat downtown to watch the fireworks. How do you explain that taking your loved ones into an area, in the dark, filled with drunken and ignorant people with high-powered boats is not "fun" by any definition. I normally just say that I'm not big on fireworks 'cause it's easier.
Boating on weekend holidays is like going out for a drive late New Year's Eve. Your odds of being involved in a life-threatening accident increase significantly. For Labor Day, Memorial Day and the Fourth of July I will often just stay out of the water. Sitting in the golf car at the boat ramp with an ice chest of frosty adult beverages is way more enjoyable and interesting...
Ah yes.... docking can be a spectator sport for sure. You made me remember a very windy day when me and my family were picnicking near the state park ramp...
Loved watching the pontoon boats try to dock with their extreme windage and inexperienced crews... 
highly trained, highly skilled seamen can look foolish docking a covered pontoon boat on a windy day, not just the inexperenced
True... but it is still fun to watch.highly trained, highly skilled seamen can look foolish docking a covered pontoon boat on a windy day, not just the inexperenced
The statement made by the voyeur to the desk sergeant while his handcuffs were being removed....
I thought that was @Jackdaw in the water, towards the bottom of the photo, with the captains hat on...
I'm thankful the lake we're on doesn't get crazy. Even though July 4th is one of the busiest days on our lake, it's still wide open. We sailed Sunday, Monday & Tuesday and there were only a half dozen times I had to think about who was stand-on and who was give-way. The lake, which is on the Mississippi River, is roughly 3 miles wide by 22 miles long and served by 3 marinas. In our marina maybe 15% of the boats were out. Even on the 4th you can find your solitude. What boggles my mind is how many boaters, power and sail alike, are back to the marina by 6pm. That last hour of sunlight is the most magical time on the lake for us.
LOL nope, we never go there. ;^)
It's crazy on days like that. Mostly because its the biggest (by far) recreational lake inside a metro area of 3.5 million people. Starting with that many people, it only takes a small slice of the crazies to show up and you get that.