tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37009485.post1419420252659737687..comments2023-04-03T07:30:48.847+00:00Comments on Chap Sticks: For none are so free as the sons of the waves?Nicodemushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655350796974635174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37009485.post-32403537227798376732007-08-03T09:20:00.000+00:002007-08-03T09:20:00.000+00:00I see it simply as the government's way of getting...I see it simply as the government's way of getting it's claws into our sport. We are a source of untapped revenue - so regulate and make us pay....Nicodemushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655350796974635174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37009485.post-2577061510783253552007-08-03T07:36:00.000+00:002007-08-03T07:36:00.000+00:00I totally agree with all your fears.As a fellow se...I totally agree with all your fears.<BR/>As a fellow seafarer of the Solent, and same class of boat as you, it is an ill concieved proposed law.<BR/><BR/>Reading the RYA link it says "The limit will apply to those persons involved in the navigation of a vessel". Hold on I'm the navigator, it's the helm that steers the boat. So if I'm out of it and the helm is as sober as a judge, if there is such a thing? Who gets carted off to the clink?<BR/>Most people I know run a dry ship until tied up along side. It's all the chav types with PWC's and RIB's that do the most damage and drink.<BR/>Rant over!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com