Tagged: dock etiquette

Boating Etiquette

It’s common knowledge that the social environment we live in has become more complex in recent years. Texting, oftentimes accomplished with no punctuation and more emoji’s than words is a perfect example of where etiquette appears to be in short supply. Surprisingly, another place where respect and manners seems to have evaporated is at the dock. How many times have you approached the dock and been boxed out of a space by visitors from out of town? Or once landed, had to cool your heels while someone does their spring commissioning deep-dive cleaning using the only available hose in the [...]

June 26th, 2023|

Dock Etiquette

As I strode down the dock to access my dinghy earlier today, I noticed a newish 16’ Whaler with a mature fellow sunning himself on the forward section, and the large Mercury outboard tilted completely out of the water. The boat was tied up in front of a sign that read “members only, 30” only”. How many folks do you know sunbath and better yet, tilt their outboards out of the water, during quick stops? Very few, since most people consider fellow boater needs to pick up passengers, leave off dinghies, etc. Along the same thread, recently I was in [...]

June 13th, 2021|