Dangerous Weekend Warrior Boating

[JBird]

Being on the water every day you get to see a lot of crazy stuff that people do, especially on summer weekends. People cutting across your bow by a narrow margin while you're underway when it would be safer to cross your stern, children riding on the bow of the boat with their legs dangling over the water as their father speeds along, giant sport boats throwing a massive wake through a dense fleet of smaller boats drifting for fluke. We saw all of that and more yesterday.
Some of it is ignorance of general rules of the road, some of it is stupidity and some of it is moronic arrogance that crosses the line into downright dangerous boating that could get someone killed.
Well, the boat "CAMMY'S DAD" out of our harbor was all of the above yesterday. The operator of that vessel was as close as you can get to a criminal act of negligent seamanship that I've ever seen. He is very lucky nobody was injured.
As we approached the cut in our harbor "CAMMY'S DAD" overtook us from our stern at high speed at an extremley close distance throwing a dangerous wake as he passed between us and some other small boats. He had difficulty controlling his own boat as he passed in front of our bow. It was absolutely ridiculous in it's stupidity and beyond the pale of bad seamanship. All so he could get in front of us and get back to his slip 10 seconds earlier.

I'm calling this guy out publicly for safety reasons.
Be advised, NJFishing community. When you see the roughly 36 foot express sport boat "CAMMY'S DAD" be on guard. The operator of that vessel is a dangerous boater.

[HDMarc]

I wish I had a video of the chaos in the Manasquan River yesterday, was on the dock at Hoffman's waiting to see if anyone caught any makos for the tournament, the railroad bridge closed and it was obvious who the inexperienced boaters were. People need to slow the eff down, there were a lot of close calls and I'm surprised there were no collisions with all the racing around going on waiting for the bridge to reopen.

[TomKaye]

The very reason my brother and I, our last few years of boat ownership were only Weekday boaters and fishermen.
Luckily we could fish a few times a week from April thru November.
It just gets too dangerous with all the crazies out there on summer weekends.

If you tell someone to get their kids' legs in, or slow down or whatever, you're greeted with a one-finger salute.
Glad I'm retired from boat ownership with a-holes like Cammy's Dad out there.

[Fishin Dude]

Yep, a lot of yahoos out there at the helm. Sent times I think " The bigger the boat, the bigger the A$$&%#@" . During the summer months when I seen saftey checks being done in Barnegate Bay or in the Manasquan River, the authorities are always checking the small craft, yet letting larger vessels past by unmolested. I guess you need to be careful about who you board and bust balls so some Rich guy with "connections" doesn't get you transferred from your cool job on the water. I'm sure some of those "Recreational Captains" never bothered to go to the certification class.

With that said, its boats of all sizes acting selfishly out there too, we have all seen it. I wish I could only fish weekdays, but I've got to wait another 6 years until I retire for that, if I don't get fed up and sell the boat before then.

[shrimpman steve]

I wod have met him at his slip and "had a discussion"!

[Capt. Kevin]

I did!!!

[Detour66]

They think a boat is a car and they are driving aggressively in traffic on the GSP. Just plain dumb and dangerous! The CG should get there azz!

[wyldbillnj]

I will second the issue with Cammy's Dad. Saw the boat come thru the fleet around the point of the hook in the area of Green 17 and had same issue. he threw a massive wake as he sped thru the fleet. I have a 32 ft center console and was bounced around on it. Never mind the 20 something footers in the area and even Schupp rental boats!
People like that shouldn't be on the water.

[DonJose]

Very sad to say a friend of a friend learned a VERY difficult leason a few years back when he took out another friends kids with his own. A kid fell off the side of the boat & was sucked under by the engines. He was killed instantly. I hate to even mention this story as an innocent kid lost his life & a man's conscience will forever be guilty.

Let it bet a cautionary tale. Boating is awesome fun. Just be safe. Parents if you sent your kids off with someone else to go fishing, boating or whatever, please make sure you know who it is, that they're responsible & have a license.

I hope I never hear another story like this again. Sadly I know eventually we all will.

Be safe guys & when you see something like this - speak up even if you get the 1 finger salute. That blood won't be on your hands for not speaking up.

[rumster]

Originally Posted by Capt. Kevin

I did!!!

Good Job. Hopefully an ass reaming from a commercial guy carry's some weight as to just how much of an ******* he was. Like other posters have mentioned, this is why I avoid weekends like the plague unless its very early or very late in the season.