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nats posted 09-02-2009 08:15 PM ET (US)
You know after thimking about it, when I am out on my Montauk, the world is a much happier and friendly place to be. When your on the water everybody waves to you. When I come in after a day of cruising I must get a wave from at least 99% of my fellow boaters. Too bad the land lovers arn't like that. Comments?
A2J15Sport posted 09-02-2009 08:35 PM ET (US)
Close in lakes to here, PHX, AZ are highly competitive. AAA++++ personalities abound.
On my last outing, I aproached a "go fast boat" with the engine cover up and smoke billowing.
I was told to *(*& off and get lost.
I did.
I've seen fist fights at the ramp on Saguaro Lake over launch rights. This is NOT a boater freindly state.
69boo307 posted 09-03-2009 12:27 PM ET (US)
Around here everyone waves, but the usual scenario is that you're sitting in a quiet cove fishing and they come in with their ginormous Bayliner cruiser with a boom box blasting, and make a circle at displacement speeds throwing up a 3' wake that simultaneously swamps you, knocks any unsecured fishing tackle into the water, and nearly sends you overboard.
All the while they're waving and smiling.
Jeff posted 09-03-2009 01:00 PM ET (US)
Most power boaters fall into a "cult" like status as a whole. Hence the wave. I find the same occurrence with other cult following groups on land. I get the same wave on land when I drive my Subaru from other owners. Especially when I had my WRX. My father-in-law gets the wave from other cyclists when he is on his Goldwing. Jeep and FJ owners are the same way.
On the water it seems go fast and fisherman groups are not always as communal with other boating groups.
Tohsgib posted 09-03-2009 01:28 PM ET (US)
I just nod. 40 years I am tired of waving to every person that drives past me. I also lost my trim tab on my outboard so I need both hands on the wheel when driving.
When I had my Jeep CJ7 & 8 we called it the Jeep Fraternity. It got pretty annoying after a while when Jeeps became really popular in the late 80's with the Wranglers. Same deal with my Harley but when I upgraded to Japanese bikes I was never waved to again....good!
Phil T posted 09-03-2009 02:13 PM ET (US)
In my area it is the veteran boaters and the commercial guys who are polite and friendly. The fair weather, weekend warriors are the unfriendly/rude ones.
I think years spent on the water in all conditions force you to be aware and considerate of others. It's one thing to be out when 80 degrees, 5-10 mph, 1-3 ft with the water temperature is 65 and another when it's 42 degrees, 15-20 mph, 3-5 ft and the water is 36 degrees.
gnr posted 09-03-2009 02:26 PM ET (US)
Ahhh, a wave thread.....
Common topic in the biker world too.
PhilT has it exactly right.
Those of us that have been around for a while remember when there wasn't that many of us. We wave as a way to say, "I got your back friend".
Real bikers/boaters throw a little acknowledgement to everyone regardless of what brand bike/boat they are on/in.
bdb posted 09-03-2009 02:30 PM ET (US)
http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/wave_to_everyone_who_passes_by?utm_source=c-section
R T M posted 09-04-2009 05:34 PM ET (US)
http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/ wave_to_everyone_who_passes_by?utm_source=c-section
Actually, I think that link is pretty funny.
rich/Binkie
diveorfish posted 09-04-2009 06:11 PM ET (US)
I always thought a wave was an informal acknowledgement of your presence for the purpose of collision avoidance as opposed to warning blasts or flashed while maneuvering, etc.
Liteamorn posted 09-04-2009 06:32 PM ET (US)
Running out of The Keyport Creek I'd say about 85% of the boaters wave. I wave if I make eye contact, just to say hello.
Ed
acassidy posted 09-04-2009 07:29 PM ET (US)
On the local lakes bass boaters do not wave much and around Kemah TX Snailboaters do not wave very much. Also very large cruises do not wave. Usually the big new 40 -50 foots multilevel bubble boats do not wave. They will run over you though. They are the ones to keep an eye on and are usually the ones that go through Kemah channel in no wake zone, throwing a big wake. I wave to them with one finger.
In Galveston bay here where I live, all (100%) fishing boats wave, even the larger sprimp boat captains. They are the real boaters!!!
Love being on the water...
jimh posted 09-04-2009 09:05 PM ET (US)
If you wave at another boat, and the boaters on that boat clearly see you wave and do not wave back, the appropriate thing to do next is to moon them.
R T M posted 09-04-2009 09:10 PM ET (US)
I have recently learned to wave at the Po-leece. I find they wave back. I`ve never been inspected or stopped, even when I tried to not make eye contact. Hope my string doesn`t run out.
rich/Binkie
Ablewis posted 09-04-2009 11:19 PM ET (US)
Binkie...I'm a big fan of the Onion. Another great product that originated in Madison, Wisconsin.
The fact of the matter is that friendly people wave. When I get out of the city and travel rural Wisconsin, you can't pass a farmer on a tractor without exchanging a wave. In fact it happens often when even passing another car in the country. Maybe its the slower pace in the country and on the water?
Of course I remember when people passing on the sidewalk used to smile and say hello.
Andy
lakeman posted 09-05-2009 07:10 AM ET (US)
On my lake, some boaters wave, some do not. The older generation seem to wave the most, the wannabe dude's and divas never wave, just want you to notice them by their, funky behavior.
Most of the boaters that interfere/break the rules/laws, are non boaters referred, above, to weekend warriors, who own a boat because they can and never do much but drink/boat/party and have no respect/care for anyone else. By the way, in Florida there is no alcohol open container law for boater. The FWC and The Sheriffs dept. do a great job in making sure all people are happy and safe on our lake.
high sierra posted 09-07-2009 12:29 AM ET (US)
Out here in the western desert, when on the water or out 4 wheeling in the desert, everybody waves and is polite as everybody is armed. high sierrs
R T M posted 09-07-2009 08:11 AM ET (US)
everybody is armed
Lots of rattlers I assume.
WT posted 09-07-2009 08:25 AM ET (US)
Everyone waves on the friendly Sacramento, California waterways. :-)
Here's a fuzzy picture I took from my SeaDoo with my cell phone yesterday. Note the ingenious stripper pole and dance cage on the pontoon boat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/warrent/ utf-8BSU1HMDAwMjktMjAwOTA5MDYtMT-1.jpg
Warren
WT posted 09-08-2009 03:36 AM ET (US)
Here are some pictures of boaters that waved at me today, Labor Day. There are a few of my Sacramento waterways too.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v665/warrent/boating%20stuff/ ?albumview=slideshow

It was great getting out on the water. I hope all those on ContinuousWave got out this past weekend too.
Warren
high sierra posted 09-08-2009 04:03 PM ET (US)
As a followup to the wave, recently at our rendezvous on San Francisco Bay, I was faced with what seemed like thousands of sail boats on a beautiful breezy day on my return to Petaluma. I was not thrilled with navigating through all those boats and figured the finger was going to be raised more than once. I was amazed that not once was that a problem. I was following the rules of the seas and gave way to the sailboats but did not slow down appreciably to do that. Almost every boat WAVED as we threaded our way back to the harbor at Petaluma. Maybe the 18 Outrage gave confidence to the sailors that all was well. Little did they know that I had never been faced with so many boats, ever. high sierra
WT posted 09-09-2009 02:22 PM ET (US)
I love boating in San Francisco Bay, it's always interesting.
That trip will be a fond memory and I hope you'll want to make that run again. And you're right, most wave in San Francisco Bay.
I love being on the water.
Warren
68 WhaleR posted 09-09-2009 02:26 PM ET (US)
I drive my 66 vw bus around and you should see the waves I get! If i feel down I just drive it around and it picks me up! The kids would rather driver around in a loud vw bus anyday over the Town and Country! LOL! Waves depend on what you drive and of couse I would always wave to a Whaler owner or anyone that waves at me! LOL!
later
E
pglein posted 09-09-2009 06:12 PM ET (US)
It's mostly the new boaters that wave. They seem to think that, by sheer virtue of the fact that they are on a boat, they have earned membership into some sort of exclusive club or group, and that the "wave" is a shared symbol of said membership.
I always wave and smile whenver waved to. It's just the polite thing to do. But I don't initiate the wave. It's too distracting. I focus on piloting my boat, as all prudent boaters should do.
logjam posted 09-10-2009 02:54 AM ET (US)
Gentlemen, and ladies, I hope everyone is returning your wave. Sorry to read of one of our Florida members that flipped out when some teens didn't return his wave.
Oh and don't conceal a pocketknife in your shorts while in Florida or you will do time!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_fe_st/ us_odd_jellyfish_arrest_7
Greg

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Author	Topic: The Wave
nats	posted 09-02-2009 08:15 PM ET (US) You know after thimking about it, when I am out on my Montauk, the world is a much happier and friendly place to be. When your on the water everybody waves to you. When I come in after a day of cruising I must get a wave from at least 99% of my fellow boaters. Too bad the land lovers arn't like that. Comments?
A2J15Sport	posted 09-02-2009 08:35 PM ET (US) Close in lakes to here, PHX, AZ are highly competitive. AAA++++ personalities abound. On my last outing, I aproached a "go fast boat" with the engine cover up and smoke billowing. I was told to (& off and get lost. I did. I've seen fist fights at the ramp on Saguaro Lake over launch rights. This is NOT a boater freindly state.
69boo307	posted 09-03-2009 12:27 PM ET (US) Around here everyone waves, but the usual scenario is that you're sitting in a quiet cove fishing and they come in with their ginormous Bayliner cruiser with a boom box blasting, and make a circle at displacement speeds throwing up a 3' wake that simultaneously swamps you, knocks any unsecured fishing tackle into the water, and nearly sends you overboard. All the while they're waving and smiling.
Jeff	posted 09-03-2009 01:00 PM ET (US) Most power boaters fall into a "cult" like status as a whole. Hence the wave. I find the same occurrence with other cult following groups on land. I get the same wave on land when I drive my Subaru from other owners. Especially when I had my WRX. My father-in-law gets the wave from other cyclists when he is on his Goldwing. Jeep and FJ owners are the same way. On the water it seems go fast and fisherman groups are not always as communal with other boating groups.
Tohsgib	posted 09-03-2009 01:28 PM ET (US) I just nod. 40 years I am tired of waving to every person that drives past me. I also lost my trim tab on my outboard so I need both hands on the wheel when driving. When I had my Jeep CJ7 & 8 we called it the Jeep Fraternity. It got pretty annoying after a while when Jeeps became really popular in the late 80's with the Wranglers. Same deal with my Harley but when I upgraded to Japanese bikes I was never waved to again....good!
Phil T	posted 09-03-2009 02:13 PM ET (US) In my area it is the veteran boaters and the commercial guys who are polite and friendly. The fair weather, weekend warriors are the unfriendly/rude ones. I think years spent on the water in all conditions force you to be aware and considerate of others. It's one thing to be out when 80 degrees, 5-10 mph, 1-3 ft with the water temperature is 65 and another when it's 42 degrees, 15-20 mph, 3-5 ft and the water is 36 degrees.
gnr	posted 09-03-2009 02:26 PM ET (US) Ahhh, a wave thread..... Common topic in the biker world too. PhilT has it exactly right. Those of us that have been around for a while remember when there wasn't that many of us. We wave as a way to say, "I got your back friend". Real bikers/boaters throw a little acknowledgement to everyone regardless of what brand bike/boat they are on/in.
bdb	posted 09-03-2009 02:30 PM ET (US) http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/wave_to_everyone_who_passes_by?utm_source=c-section
R T M	posted 09-04-2009 05:34 PM ET (US) http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/ wave_to_everyone_who_passes_by?utm_source=c-section Actually, I think that link is pretty funny. rich/Binkie
diveorfish	posted 09-04-2009 06:11 PM ET (US) I always thought a wave was an informal acknowledgement of your presence for the purpose of collision avoidance as opposed to warning blasts or flashed while maneuvering, etc.
Liteamorn	posted 09-04-2009 06:32 PM ET (US) Running out of The Keyport Creek I'd say about 85% of the boaters wave. I wave if I make eye contact, just to say hello. Ed
acassidy	posted 09-04-2009 07:29 PM ET (US) On the local lakes bass boaters do not wave much and around Kemah TX Snailboaters do not wave very much. Also very large cruises do not wave. Usually the big new 40 -50 foots multilevel bubble boats do not wave. They will run over you though. They are the ones to keep an eye on and are usually the ones that go through Kemah channel in no wake zone, throwing a big wake. I wave to them with one finger. In Galveston bay here where I live, all (100%) fishing boats wave, even the larger sprimp boat captains. They are the real boaters!!! Love being on the water...
jimh	posted 09-04-2009 09:05 PM ET (US) If you wave at another boat, and the boaters on that boat clearly see you wave and do not wave back, the appropriate thing to do next is to moon them.
R T M	posted 09-04-2009 09:10 PM ET (US) I have recently learned to wave at the Po-leece. I find they wave back. I`ve never been inspected or stopped, even when I tried to not make eye contact. Hope my string doesn`t run out. rich/Binkie
Ablewis	posted 09-04-2009 11:19 PM ET (US) Binkie...I'm a big fan of the Onion. Another great product that originated in Madison, Wisconsin. The fact of the matter is that friendly people wave. When I get out of the city and travel rural Wisconsin, you can't pass a farmer on a tractor without exchanging a wave. In fact it happens often when even passing another car in the country. Maybe its the slower pace in the country and on the water? Of course I remember when people passing on the sidewalk used to smile and say hello. Andy
lakeman	posted 09-05-2009 07:10 AM ET (US) On my lake, some boaters wave, some do not. The older generation seem to wave the most, the wannabe dude's and divas never wave, just want you to notice them by their, funky behavior. Most of the boaters that interfere/break the rules/laws, are non boaters referred, above, to weekend warriors, who own a boat because they can and never do much but drink/boat/party and have no respect/care for anyone else. By the way, in Florida there is no alcohol open container law for boater. The FWC and The Sheriffs dept. do a great job in making sure all people are happy and safe on our lake.
high sierra	posted 09-07-2009 12:29 AM ET (US) Out here in the western desert, when on the water or out 4 wheeling in the desert, everybody waves and is polite as everybody is armed. high sierrs
R T M	posted 09-07-2009 08:11 AM ET (US) everybody is armed Lots of rattlers I assume.
WT	posted 09-07-2009 08:25 AM ET (US) Everyone waves on the friendly Sacramento, California waterways. :-) Here's a fuzzy picture I took from my SeaDoo with my cell phone yesterday. Note the ingenious stripper pole and dance cage on the pontoon boat. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v665/warrent/ utf-8BSU1HMDAwMjktMjAwOTA5MDYtMT-1.jpg Warren
WT	posted 09-08-2009 03:36 AM ET (US) Here are some pictures of boaters that waved at me today, Labor Day. There are a few of my Sacramento waterways too. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v665/warrent/boating%20stuff/ ?albumview=slideshow It was great getting out on the water. I hope all those on ContinuousWave got out this past weekend too. Warren
high sierra	posted 09-08-2009 04:03 PM ET (US) As a followup to the wave, recently at our rendezvous on San Francisco Bay, I was faced with what seemed like thousands of sail boats on a beautiful breezy day on my return to Petaluma. I was not thrilled with navigating through all those boats and figured the finger was going to be raised more than once. I was amazed that not once was that a problem. I was following the rules of the seas and gave way to the sailboats but did not slow down appreciably to do that. Almost every boat WAVED as we threaded our way back to the harbor at Petaluma. Maybe the 18 Outrage gave confidence to the sailors that all was well. Little did they know that I had never been faced with so many boats, ever. high sierra
WT	posted 09-09-2009 02:22 PM ET (US) I love boating in San Francisco Bay, it's always interesting. That trip will be a fond memory and I hope you'll want to make that run again. And you're right, most wave in San Francisco Bay. I love being on the water. Warren
68 WhaleR	posted 09-09-2009 02:26 PM ET (US) I drive my 66 vw bus around and you should see the waves I get! If i feel down I just drive it around and it picks me up! The kids would rather driver around in a loud vw bus anyday over the Town and Country! LOL! Waves depend on what you drive and of couse I would always wave to a Whaler owner or anyone that waves at me! LOL! later E
pglein	posted 09-09-2009 06:12 PM ET (US) It's mostly the new boaters that wave. They seem to think that, by sheer virtue of the fact that they are on a boat, they have earned membership into some sort of exclusive club or group, and that the "wave" is a shared symbol of said membership. I always wave and smile whenver waved to. It's just the polite thing to do. But I don't initiate the wave. It's too distracting. I focus on piloting my boat, as all prudent boaters should do.
logjam	posted 09-10-2009 02:54 AM ET (US) Gentlemen, and ladies, I hope everyone is returning your wave. Sorry to read of one of our Florida members that flipped out when some teens didn't return his wave. Oh and don't conceal a pocketknife in your shorts while in Florida or you will do time! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090910/ap_on_fe_st/ us_odd_jellyfish_arrest_7 Greg