Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Swiss rule do provide for what you describe. If the boat is less than a certain length and has an engine with less than a certain number of HP (the exact limits escape me now), you do not need a license. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Oct 10, 2008, at 2:06 AM, Richard S. Taylor wrote: > The thought of licensing boat drivers comes up here every few years > but never goes anywhere. > > A German colleague at work once explained to me what he had to do to > get his offshore sailing license. It was lengthy and tough! Sounds > like Switzerland is the same way. > > Personally, I'd like to see licensing put into place but for me it > would have to allow an exemption for kids to use small boats. > There's a great tradition of fathers (and now mothers, too) passing > on nautical lore, boat handling, and boating safety to their kids > and I wouldn't want to lose it. It was true of my father to my > brothers and me, and for me to my son (though the love of the water > never really grabbed him, I think) and I see it in practice > regularly on the Cape. It would be a real shame to lose it. > > > Regards, > > Dick > off-list comments to r.s.taylor at comcast dot net please. > > > > > > On Oct 9, 2008, at 12:58 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> Dick, all these pictures are excellent. I cannot mail you off-list >> because my nathanfoto account is down at the moment and your ISP >> will reject any mail sent from from frozenlight. >> >> Anyway, the powerboaters behave like assholes (yes, I saw your >> comments about the 300mm lens etc. but still) for the same reason >> that many people who have big cars or fast sportcars will pass you >> with screeching tires, only to meet again at the next stoplight. It >> has to do with psychological insecurity and possible an undersized >> penis, which is being compensated for in this way. >> >> I actually have a LICENSE to drive a motorboat--in Switzerland, you >> need a license for everything, and when we lived there, we were >> thinking of buying a small boat to putter around on Lake Zurich. We >> never got the boat, but I did get the license (on the 2nd attempt). >> Many of the behaviors exhibited by the powerboaters in your >> pictures would incur a fine and possibly loss of license there. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> On Oct 9, 2008, at 3:37 AM, Richard S. Taylor wrote: >> >>> Lluis, Philippe, Adam - The interesting thing is that all these >>> shots, and I have a few more in the same vein, were >>> serendipitous. We just cruised along at 5 knots or so and these >>> photos all came my way. >>> >>> It's not a dangerous as it might look, though. For one thing, >>> they were all taken with a 300 mm equivalent lens and some are >>> further cropped. For another we are all used to dealing with this >>> and, at least when I'm steering, always have an escape route >>> planned in case things get too close. Collisions are very rare. >>> It's more the absolutely thoughtless behavior that gets me. >>> >>> And for Philip, I know that boorish behavior exists everywhere. I >>> don't know if it's still true, but at least for a while, racing >>> sailors were notorious for running through competitive fishing >>> fleets and otherwise ignoring the Rules of the Road when it suited >>> their tactical needs. But, in my experience, the degree to which >>> it exists among power boaters far exceeds anything I've seen >>> elsewhere. Maybe it's just because there are so many of them and >>> I travel among folks who consider 5 knots really moving along. >>> >>> There are obviously some good guys among power boaters, too. As I >>> said in my post of this image, this guy did slow way down as he >>> passed us, so he was one of them. >>> >>> I'm pleased you liked the shot. Thanks. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >>> off-list comments to r.s.taylor at comcast dot net please. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 8, 2008, at 1:36 PM, Philippe AMARD wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Richard S. Taylor wrote: >>>> >>>>> Apropos of a couple of comments I received from kayakers, how >>>>> would you like to have this guy bearing down on you? >>>> >>>> With the weight of their bank accounts and insurance policies ;-) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Really impressive Dick, but please don't take risks. >>>> phx >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2008_PAD/300_1148.jpg.html >>>>> >>>>> or >>>>> >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/3fqakr >>>>> >>>>> In fairness, this boat did slow down radically as he went by us >>>>> about 50 feet to port, sparing us his four-foot wake, but why >>>>> get up so much speed in a channel when there are smaller boats >>>>> around? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Dick >>>>> off-list comments to r.s.taylor at comcast dot net please. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information