> > My favorite stupid boater story isn't one I know first hand, tho. As you probably know, there's three kind of pleasure bother : The kind that know what they're doing, the topless guys and the girls with lots of make up and tube top that sits in the front.
> >
> > This is about the later two.
> >
> > In Ottawa, the Rideau canal goes through most of the town, ditching in the Ottawa river at the Eight Locks, eight (Duh) hand operated locks. They have those vertical ropes that you pass your lines around, then the boat goes up or down and so and so. It's an historical site (Yawn) so there's often a lot of people watching.
> >
> > This guy came in with a 30 something ft cruiser, and, after shutting down his engine, stayed at the wheel. His wife, of the affordmentionned kind, got the responsability to take care of both lines. So there she is, holding the boat, when her top falls off, revealing.. You know.
> >
> > Her husband laughed really hard, and sat his butt off waiting for the locking to finish... And the crowd laughed, too. Poor girl.
>
> That doesn't sound like a "stupid boater" story. Unless I misunderstood you, it's just a "having your top fall off in public" story.
>
> Brunnen-"very embarrassing, but hardly an example of stupidity"G

Well, the stupidity resides where the guy thinks that 1) his wife can hold the boat by herself and 2) he needs to be at the steering to look cool.

Etienne