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Boating Tips For Beginners No 2

So after many consultations with the family, the decision has been made. Is it going to be an exposed to the elements “ Wet and Windy” sailing yacht or is it going to be a sit inside and make sure the G and T is balanced properly “Turn the Key” and off we go jobby. Or do I just want to float along a river or canal somewhere on a barge or a motor cruiser. All the different options will give you and your family lots of hours of happiness in many different ways that you certainly won’t get anywhere else on land.

Most of the time, you won’t have the problems with cars, lorries, buses, motorways or even crowded beaches to contend with when you are out and about on the briny. You can however be in the company of lots of other boats especially in Southampton Water and the Solent where you will encounter huge liners, oil tankers and speeding ferries together with an assortment of yachts and motor boats of all shapes and sizes. You will think you are on a motorway in these circumstances. However, when you know what you are doing, these situations should cause no need for concern.

Having made your decision, before you do either, there are several things to consider. I’ve listed some below. Here we go:

Do I know how to sail or drive a motor boat?
Boats are not like cars, they are not on roads and you can’t just put the brakes on to stop any time and get out to go for a stroll or fix a problem or even stop crashing into another vessel. Generally you are surrounded, often by deep water and if you have the misfortune to have an accident at sea or an engine failure, anywhere on water, you must be fully prepared and able to deal with the situation. If you aren’t, it could cost you and your crew their lives. Pleasure boating is generally a wonderful and safe pastime providing you take all the necessary safety precautions, know the capabilities of your vessel, and what the ensuing weather conditions are like. Unfortunately some people venture out on the water without the slightest consideration for their own lives let alone others. We read about them every day in obituary columns and the problems they cause others is immense. Lifeboat and helicopter crews together with other emergency services often risk their lives through people going out on pleasure craft without having the faintest idea what they are doing.

You should never attempt to move any vessel on water unless you know how to and you are fully aware of what can happen. Tides and winds can easily take control of a floating vessel with disastrous consequences. We have to learn to drive a car, make sure you learn to drive a boat.

The laws governing vessels on the water strangely called “The Rules of the Road” are many and are much more strictly enforced than any similar motoring offence on land. Be warned.

There are many courses available to teach you what to do. They are not expensive, they don’t take too long to complete and they will instil confidence in your every move whilst on the water.

Have I got enough cash?
Or a wealthy family who will help me indulge my fantasies or maybe even a friendly bank manager who won’t be too hard on me with interest charges. Always remember and it is quite true that “owning a boat is akin to pouring money into a hole in the ocean” The original boat purchase is not the expensive part, The real pain comes soon after in the form of hundreds and thousands of pieces of paper with The Queens portrait on them and printed in a choice of colours depending on denomination.

If it’s not a small craft that sits on its own trailer on your driveway and you have a tow hitch on the car which needs to be powerful enough to tow it, launch and recover it from a slipway, then it has to live on a mooring

This is the start of the hole opening in the ocean but I’m not going to put you off, check back soon for more.

Author: A Shea

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