Choose wisely where 'er ye go!

THE report on Saul Marina's 'residential' population only serves to highlight the mix of attitudes on the cut these days, writes Kevin McNiff.

The nub of this particular issue is one of selfishness on the part of the owner playing music loudly without any consideration for his neighbour. A stereotype comes into my mind but I would be wrong to offer this as fact!

Simple solution

If faced with this sort of neighbour the simple solution is to ask for a permanent change of berth since the attitude shown is not likely to change. The marina manager would be wise to point out the 'site rules' if there are any and there is always the last resort of asking the offending boater to vacate the mooring.

This happened to someone who ignored repeated requests not to fish over the marina boundary into the  anal. He's not there any more.

I would question the position of the local council in the matter, for any breach of planning consent is always investigated, albeit in slow time. Maybe also time for a change of marina manager?

Not confined to marinas

Inconsiderate boaters are not confined to marinas. My ears are often troubled when boats go by with a radio or other device on the roof—why do I want to listen to the test match commentary or someone else's choice of noise?

It doesn't stop there though; you find a nice spot in the middle of nowhere and then a boat arrives with either screaming whinging kids, or dogs let off before the ropes are secured and generally loud people. The answer is to quietly untie and find somewhere else. Simples!

Inland waterways are a broad church and much lies between the shiny boat brigade, opulent gin palaces and floating sheds. Choose wisely where'er ye go!