by Chimborazo » Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:17 pm
To echo the sentiments of others, with zero experience and close to zero knowledge of boats, you have no business piloting a vessel, whether it be in a harbour, inland, near coastal, or offshore. You need to know the rules of the road (especially in crowded waterways like harbours), at least basic navigation (how to read charts and ATONs...relying solely on GPS and depth sounders is stupid), and vessel handling at the minimum. Even docking and undocking in a slow current can get tricky, depending on the direction of your approach and the direction of the current.
"The terrain is just too wiley coyote for me to risk it. Slam into arch, rope breaks, in the distance as I plummet 'meep meep'" -Caliban