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<blockquote data-quote="OldSailor85" data-source="post: 519298" data-attributes="member: 36164">I grew up in various boats on Lake Erie, from 16 to 44 feet.&nbsp; I was also a professional mariner on The Great Lakes and a Maritime Academy graduate.&nbsp;&nbsp; Needless to say, I&#039;ve spent a few hours on the water.I&#039;ve witnessed a lot of stupidity.&nbsp; One of the best was a sailboat who thought he had &quot;Right of Way&quot; over a nearly 700-foot long ship in restricted waters.&nbsp; Hey, sailboats &quot;always have the Right of Way, right?&quot;Should have seen his eyes bug out as his boat bounced off our bow.&nbsp; I was off duty and had a direct view of the idiot.&nbsp; Lucky he lived and kept his boat.The cretins on jet skies playing around our prop wash are prime candidates for a Darwin Award.A few boats have been crushed where docks clearly state &quot;NO RAFTING&quot;.&nbsp; There&#039;s a reason you shouldn&#039;t be out in the middle of the river.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OldSailor85, post: 519298, member: 36164"] I grew up in various boats on Lake Erie, from 16 to 44 feet. I was also a professional mariner on The Great Lakes and a Maritime Academy graduate. Needless to say, I've spent a few hours on the water. I've witnessed a lot of stupidity. One of the best was a sailboat who thought he had "Right of Way" over a nearly 700-foot long ship in restricted waters. Hey, sailboats "always have the Right of Way, right?" Should have seen his eyes bug out as his boat bounced off our bow. I was off duty and had a direct view of the idiot. Lucky he lived and kept his boat. The cretins on jet skies playing around our prop wash are prime candidates for a Darwin Award. A few boats have been crushed where docks clearly state "NO RAFTING". There's a reason you shouldn't be out in the middle of the river. [/QUOTE]

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