Yachting and Boating World forums: Boating Etiquette

Problem Take 5 has.
Some narrow bits to play with in some bits.
A speed limit.
Boats going all over the place in some bits.
Strong currents in some bits too.
Especailly the 5 kt speed limit area outside Dinorwic marina.

So Take maybe doing 5 kts through the water against 4 kts of current by there!
So He could make a sizeable wash (not saying He is ) just a scenario, whilst adhering to said limit.

Then by ere, in some bits by there 6 kts with im = 8kts on tickover!

Through the 'Swellies' no speed limit as such.
The nature of the place decides the speed through.
Ie could be belting through at 7 kts and He will 3 more min to maintain a heading if it's up His chuffer (nautical term for any newbies!), henceforth 10 kts and the Raggies may shake a fist, thinking He's a 'Right Tareaway, a Cad and and All Round Bad Egg, Hooligan retired Jetskier' type ( not saying He is) just a scenario.

Thing is, I see lots of planing mobos slowing down.
Very slowly.
Great.
But , as peeps have said you can still make lots of wake at 5/6/7/ 8kts.

Thing to do with a mobo, semi or planing or rib or whatever.
Is come to off the plane as quickly as possible safely.
Let the hull 'Sit' in the water then gradually build up speed to the safest/ fastest you can go without making too much wash for those that don't want it.

If yo dont let the hull 'Sit' it may still have some bow high attitude and with the arse end still dug in (another technical term for newbies) and quite a wash can ensue.

As to 'how much gap, how far away do we pass'?

Don't matter.
As long as you make your mobo intentions clear.
IE , make a turn that is definative, so's tother guy can see what you are up to.
Take 5 will have noticed in the Straits, the Swellies particularly.
"Rules of the Road"? out the window in some areas.
Peeps mobo and raggie or so intent on not bashing a rock or a sandbank, they seem to sit frozen to the wheel or tiller!
Place has such a Reputation.
Not saying peeps should muck with the place or take it too lightly.
Such is the Reputation visitors, just stick to the 'Main Path' and port to port etc goes out the window.
Local Raggies and mobos just go the 'wrong side' so as not to tweek peeps nerves even further.
I know who the locals are, so we wave and go in all the 'wriong' places.
Take 5 is new to boating and the area.
Doing very well folks by the way.
So He canna take liberties in the tricky bits yet.

Basically, us mobos can slow right down or even stop in tricky bits.
Let the raggie piddle about with His ballywrinkles, luff about go about jibbly jibe tack tick and pull on their sheets and other things no doubt.
We can observe with fascination, crack another tinnie and sod of when He's gone!

Trying to do 8 kts in a planing hull can be difficult, well not difficult but difficult to leave smooth stuff behind.
Currents an all.
So come right off the plane and start again.
You will find you can go just as quick almost and make less wavy stuff.

Gawd, we have to mollycoddle our raggie mates sometimes!

In said speed limit area mentioned.
On Sunday, an Aquabell 27 went past us in the R.I.B doin about 8 kts punching 3 of tide!
Knobhead.
It was awkward for Me.
The R.IB was rockin an rollin as I was pumping water out of one of me students (third time we'd Used Him for MOB ) well nobody told me till we got ashore, that most Schools use an old tyre or summat for MOB drills/ practice.
Anybody wanna power boat lesson in the Sraits?

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Plus Don,t do serious, lifes too short.