If there's one thing that holds true for super market parking lots, interstates, and virtually all waterways, is that arrogance is a trait that will always be there to some extent. The only thing that can change "some" is discussion. Some people really are unaware that their actions are perceived as such. Yes, many don't really care
I've always been a little hyper sensitive to my actions on the lake, and I'm the first one to get mad if I make a bonehead move. I want to do it right. It's all a matter of perspective. I get cut off in and just out of the NWZ channel by more sailboats than anyone else. These are boats larger than mine, and Under Power. I find that generally, there are equally high percentages of arrogant sail boaters as cruiser owners. Same size and class of boat here, so maybe some just don't like buying gas. But many of these "sailors" have the same Get Out Of My Way attitude as the cruisers. Reading this forum is a window of real life on the lake. If you catch my drift