[Yachts no fenders coming into adjacent berths]

Thanks for the responses.

 

Yes, I always leave 3 fenders permanently on the visitors side (a habit from Med mooring ); but it looks like I have to move another.;(

Incidentally it didn't help when the speed boat hit me:

 

A few weeks ago I came back from shopping to see a brand new 600$K NZD( the price sticker still attached! classy) yacht berthed next to me fenders all tied up beautifully on the stern it was a cross wind so again I have no doubt they collected my fenders on the reverse in; and the gap was also very small, i looked for damage nothing obvious.. I really thought about going to talk to them about it, what were they were thinking? but decided against.

 

Other things to look out for would be appreciated. 

[Yachts no fenders coming into adjacent berths]

Hi, 

 

Just recently arrived in New Zealand after sailing from Europe and would like to ask kiwis why not deploying fenders is so common here.

 

In Europe it's unheard of to not deploy fenders both for your own boat and for others in case a small mistake ends up in contact.

 

But here in NZ I find i’m often fending off kiwi boats coming into the adjacent berths without any fenders down, It’s become infuriating.

 

Yesterday a big aluminium work boat came in trying to squeeze into my double berth with no fenders down , I shouted at them to deploy their fenders and they left.- I did give them a hard time but they totally denied any responsibility to fend off when I approached them after.

 

Last week a power boat was practicing reversing in the marina without fenders and hit my boat, I woke up and had to run up and fend them off, I shouted at them and all they said was !! “Hey we are just practicing” I should have given them a really hard time but I stupidly held back.

 

A month back I was in a marina in windy conditions where it was obvious fenders were necessary, a large yacht came in without any fenders and it got completely sideways and did some damaged to a small power boat in the adjacent berth, the offender didn’t even bother to go over and check out the damage]. Kinda like ah well it happens the manager was watching/helping.

 

Another story: 2 months back I was in a tiny marina a yacht came in, difficult conditions strong side wind, No fenders down and backed hard onto another yacht obviously doing structural damage by the sound of it – I reported it to the manager, but the local hadn’t bothered.

 

I Europe I developed no patience for stupidity, I guess here it seems people have’t got to that level of fatigue? – or have I just lost the plot and making a big deal of nothing?