[Rhodes22-list] More Lacking Etiquette

[Steve Alm]

Just yesterday afternoon we were out on the Mississippi River going upstream
and into the bright, low sun.  I could barely see what was ahead when I
realized there was a giant barge coming downstream right at me.  Although I
was still quite a ways from him--no immediate danger, I turned sharply
towards the shore to give him as wide a path as I could. Duh! As we passed,
the pilot of the tug boat, Minneapolis, stepped out on deck and put his
hands together like praying and gave me a nice, deep bow to say, "Thanks for
not making me worry about you."  Or maybe he was saying, "I'll pray for your
wretched soul driving into that sun."  8-)  He surely had the right of way,
but it was nice of him to acknowledge little old me in my fishing boat.

I'm also very impressed when big cruisers not only slow down to no-wake
speed to pass me, but turn around and look to make sure their wake didn't
hit me too hard.  I always give them a hearty wave and a thumbs up.
Unfortunately, many others know they should slow down to pass, but they only
slow to half throttle and maximize their wake and almost flip me.  For
those, is it bad etiquette of me to show them a different finger?

Slim

On 10/13/04 2:33 PM, "Bob Weber" <ruba1811 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Slim, I am looking for correct behavior either legal or polite.  Most of the
> high seas laws were nothing more than common sense etiquette at one time
> until someone lacking commonsense or etiquette caused a stink by not
> abiding.  The fact that I have to teach the good semaritan 'Law" in class is
> an example of this.  Bob
> 
>> From: Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com>
>> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> To: Rhodes <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] More Lacking Etiquette
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:13:10 -0500
>> 
>> Bob,
>> 
>> Are you looking for etiquette or law?  Two different things, aren't they?
>> This one seems like a legal issue whereas helping a stranger land his boat
>> is etiquette.  What about finding an unattended vessel at sea?  Finders
>> keepers?  But again--that's law, no?
>> 
>> Slim
>> 
>> On 10/13/04 1:46 PM, "Bob Weber" <ruba1811 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I thought of another one having to do with the High Seas Salvage rules
>> but
>>> forget how it goes.  When getting assistance from another vessel - who
>> has
>>> to throw a line to whom so as not to lose your boat to the rescuer on a
>>> technicality?  anyone?  Bueler.
>>> 
>>> BW
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