Beautiful, but the first thing to come to mind: "That looks like an accident waiting to happen"
this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2024
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It sure looks chaotic, but judging by the general ~~leech~~ lack of wakes, everyone's moving slow.
the general leech of wakes
Not sure if misspelling of "lack" or nautical terminology I'm unfamiliar with.
God dammit lol. Yea I fucked that up. Should say "lack".
Ah, good to know. (My confusion was genuine, BTW: I knew "leech" means the back edge of a fore-and-aft rigged sail, so it wouldn't have surprised me if it also meant the back edge of a wake or something like that.)
You would assume:
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wind going same direction for everyone, and everyone in same direction
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low speed
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motors also on.
Its no more crowded than a race prestart, but without the need for competition.
You know what they say about assumptions…
An event like that held somewhere in the US these days would likely result in pages of documented collisions and other incidents. But that’s likely because:
- Most states don’t require any sort of licensing or training in safe operation of boats, or at least a very minimal level.
- Many boaters in the US seem to think it’s perfectly fine to operate boats while drinking alcohol…
You forgot to include alcohol!
Seriously, though, it just appears to me that it wouldn't take much to turn that situation into a tragedy but I don't know a darn thing about sailing. I went one a few charity motorcycle rides and they felt the same: too many people who's abilities are unknown and mostly likely more than a few who were drinking.
I like big boats and I can not lie.
Damn I love me some sailing ships...
Tall ships are my favorite, but if I had to choose, I'd pick a 40ft catamaran for myself.
These pictures are making me so anxious.
Tragically the naval mine parade was held the previous day
I first read that as "Small Amsterdam boat parade." And was worried because what would a large parade would look like.
Holy crap, just sailing out of marina del rey on a busy day is stressful. This would freak me out
Exodus vibes