Or, maybe Captain Bonehead held a family reunion? I wasn't seeing most people wait until reaching 150 feet from shore, let alone 600.
And as for nav rules, I was wondering if the MP had declared a temporary moratorium on them. For instance, I was coming back past No.3, running at no wake speed, and four boats came by the other way on plane. I think that one of them might have given me 75 feet of clearance; the rest were well inside that. I figure that one came within 25 feet.
As for stand-on vs. give-way boat, well, I just gave up on that and settled for making sure Capt. Bonehead and Co. missed me!
It's not as though there's anything on the lake that could cause me much of any trouble (barring a direct impact
), but it is a bit discouraging to have showing a little common courtesy turn one into a target!
I did see a great deal of MP activity over the weekend, but it seemed to be concentrated around the Eagle Island channel. At one point, I saw four MP boats, all occupied, and they could have used a dozen more!
There was one bright spot, though. I was heading between Governor's Island and the mainland to go under the bridge, and the good captain came up behind me like a bat out of h*ll, and started to pass me as he came off plane. What he didn't see was the small MP boat on the other side of my boat! As the MP made the "pinch", people on the shore line, and then the other boats in the area, started clapping and cheering. The good captain's face turned an amazing shade of purple!
Anyway, let's hope that things turn a little less crazy next weekend!
Silver Duck