thisistank

Never ceases to amaze me the disdain shown by sail boaters towards power boaters. Comical at times and down right irritating at others…

http://www.powerboatmagazine.com/tank-sears-blog/

PhantomChaos

TANK......I flip you off everytime I see you! Nice blog entry!

thisistank

You're just telling me I'm #1!!

spk1

Ha I had the same type of conversation with a sail boater, during a party, we start talking boats, there were a few tell tale comments that gave me that akward feel that I had engaged a love for boating with a sail boater,and at this point I couldnt back out, as we had drawn a crowd of like minded boaters who mostly were sailboaters as well, they all ganged up at once and said I love sailing,,, what type of boating do you enjoy?? So i just grinned and said I love sailing too,, Every once in a while I blast of a wave at 80mph,, and sail through the air for about five to ten seconds, and I love it..... I got cricketss??? and with out missing a beat they turned their backs on me aand started talking amongst themselves about sailing.

Catmando

Just read your blog about the Kilo speed record. Who else besides Cig and OL could mount a credible attempt? Laveycraft's 39 has run almost 110 with Merc 700s. With 1500s they should be able to get close if the bottom will let them.

Beak Boater

What about Statement? All the poker run attandance, and the exposure, they get from it, think what even an attempt for a record would do for them.

Audiofn

Tank it is the noise. No one likes it except for us. Heck even most of our wives would rather they be quiet. The sooner WE realize it the better our chances of no new laws. They think that we are imposing ourselves in on a larger group (people that do not like power boats is much larger then those of us that do) and that is not fair.

Plus you were in Bucks, what the heck do you expect? Freeking homo.

offshoredrillin

Amazing the gall of some people. was with my daughter a couple years ago, going by a sailboat in the south river, she waves to everyone, she waved first and he flipped her the bird.

AB From Windsor

I remember about 10 - 15 years ago just like it was yesterday, I was on Lake St. Clair and pulling into Jefferson Beach Marina. There was a 40 ft. sailboat coming out of the Marina and a 48Ft. Ocean Marine Cat pulling into the Marina in front of me. All of a sudden the Captain of the sailboat, started yelling and scream at the Offshore like a loonie for no reason other then he didn't like the noise of the engines of the Offshore. I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing and from that point on I have little respect for sail boaters. They talk about the noise of Offshores but how about their rigging in the Marina at night when you are trying to sleep and it is windy, all you hear is the clanking of there rigging hitting the mast all night. All it shows, is what dinks they really are.

brians fever

i chatted with a sail boater last season about his rigging not clanging and banging like so many others do. and he told me it only takes a little time to fix that. so they like to pizz with us to.