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03-23-2004, 04:44 PM

Relax? Unfriendly? Take a breather? Sour topic?

Relaxing and taking a breather is no longer an option on a "closed system": an increasingly crowded lake.

I felt pretty secure in my 20-foot sailboat until I read of a "sport boat" that cut through the middle of a sailing 24-foot Colgate boat. That Colgate sailboat is five times heavier than mine. On a clear, calm, day its sails were raised on a mast that reaches over 30 feet above the water!

Note also the family who, twenty months ago, felt secure in their 24-foot powerboat until struck by a boat exactly like yours off Meredith. An airline captain, freshly enjoying his pension after decades of professional responsibility, was crushed to death .

That "sport boat" was traveling at ¼ the speed you seek.

Unfriendly? We live by what you do.

03-23-2004, 04:44 PM	#64
madrasahs Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Got Boats? Relax? Unfriendly? Take a breather? Sour topic? Relaxing and taking a breather is no longer an option on a "closed system": an increasingly crowded lake. I felt pretty secure in my 20-foot sailboat until I read of a "sport boat" that cut through the middle of a sailing 24-foot Colgate boat. That Colgate sailboat is five times heavier than mine. On a clear, calm, day its sails were raised on a mast that reaches over 30 feet above the water! Note also the family who, twenty months ago, felt secure in their 24-foot powerboat until struck by a boat exactly like yours off Meredith. An airline captain, freshly enjoying his pension after decades of professional responsibility, was crushed to death . That "sport boat" was traveling at ¼ the speed you seek. Unfriendly? We live by what you do.