Thurston's Marine

[VtSteve]

Originally Posted by VitaBene

Steve,

I understand your point but allowing someone to boat on Winni without some training (which is what studying for the certificate was for me) is criminal. See Misty Blue's post above for the reason I feel this way.

All of the compliant boaters had to take it, why should renting a boat allow one to skip this learning opportunity.

Yeah, nice story. But in real life, many people that live on the lake and boat aren't that much brighter. Really. I've witnessed people with ten years experience that couldn't tell a wave from a ham sandwich. People are waaaaay too serious about the "boater education".

[Mee-n-Mac]

Originally Posted by VtSteve

Yeah, nice story. But in real life, many people that live on the lake and boat aren't that much brighter. Really. I've witnessed people with ten years experience that couldn't tell a wave from a ham sandwich. People are waaaaay too serious about the "boater education".

Shirley you jest.



not



Both are "dishes" but I can tell the difference.

I could write a book (OK, mebbe a short story) about the boating wrongs on Winni (and I suspect most other places) but it really comes down to the nut behind the wheel seems looser these days than 30 years ago ... and that's true on the roads as well. Most people just want to do enough to get by and not expend the energy req'd to "master" anything.