T&T: Annapolis Sailboats

[Ralph]

This is the reason why I will never act as a Race Committee boat for my
yacht club. The boats come to close for my comfort.
Ralph Salerno
M/V ANCORA
Warm & sunny San Diego

> had multiple passes at distances less than 8'.  The  crews seemed to be
having
> a great time cutting their turns as close as  possible.  We had one cross
our
> bow, just clipping our mooring ball on the  outboard side, heading back
into
> the channel, narrowly avoiding a T-bone  collision with another sailboater
> proceeding up the channel, literally less than  10' from our bow.
>
> We was obviously very concerned by this time, but my wife absolutely
forbids
> the use of flare guns under these circumstances (no sense of  humor).  So
I
> hailed the harbormaster on VHF, and explained the situation  to him.  I
told
> him I was concerned about possibilities of collisions in  this melee.  He
said
> it happens frequently.  He also gave me the  impression that there was not
much
> he could do about it...
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Al Townsend
> M/V Pelican
> Deltaville,  VA
> alsgarage@aol.com
>
>
> Back to  sailboats for just a minute.  Almost everytime I go into
Annapolis
> there's a regatta operating across the channel and it's my opinion that
> sailboaters use power boats for targets.  It ticks me off, on windy days
they're
> often travelling faster than
> I am.
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