tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post1023640502983799562..comments2024-03-19T22:19:20.357+00:00Comments on Captain Ahab's Watery Tales: New FriendsAndy Tidyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297448211000021970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-60847504926731928882009-03-01T10:03:00.000+00:002009-03-01T10:03:00.000+00:00Thank you for being supportive of hire boaters. Du...Thank you for being supportive of hire boaters. During my years of hiring I have met lots of other hirers. Many of these are boat owners in their own right and are not the numpties that are so often portrayed. Even the most inexperienced hirers have had some sort of training, not always the case of the owners. In my experience, the speeders are not often the hire boats. <BR/><BR/>Having said the above, when we first hired, we did appreciate the help, guidance and friendliness of more experienced fellow travellersTysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816048912445124163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-59806359734643229342009-02-26T17:47:00.000+00:002009-02-26T17:47:00.000+00:00Good to see some positive comment about hire boats...Good to see some positive comment about hire boats. After all, they are the "commercial traffic" of the present day!<BR/><BR/>Jim<BR/>NB StarcrossAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367296273511467142.post-22081482268439667792009-02-26T10:06:00.000+00:002009-02-26T10:06:00.000+00:00I totally agree with you Andy, hire-boaters are th...I totally agree with you Andy, hire-boaters are the owners of tomorrow. I really wish the hire boat companies would give a little more instruction on boat etiquette though. Going past a moored boat on tick over would change a lot of attitudes. We have had our mooring pins pulled out more than once when a hire-boat has gone past fast enough to have a water-skier behind them.....D Baynhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540659830488516098noreply@blogger.com