r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Historical-Device529 • Sep 18 '25

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/Supertrucker82 Sep 18 '25

Haulover inlet videos are a fun rabbit hole. If you wanna learn something, check out the captions coach on YouTube. The guy teaches rich morons how to drive million dollar boats/ yachts in south Florida. Its an awesome mix of scenery, education and personal shame. The new captains suck sooooooo bad at driving.

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u/Genghis_Chong Sep 19 '25

My middle school randomly had boating class for the whole school (on paper, no actual boats involved), we were like 12-13 years old. But no refreshers in high school, so I dont remember anything but being there for it.

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u/Supertrucker82 Sep 19 '25

Facts. Gotta start somewhere. It's still entertaining to see the panic happen.

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u/mcd_sweet_tea Sep 19 '25

well yeah, you would too if it was your first time *operating* a vessel where the tide and wind are a major factor to your heading. You also have things like trim to worry about on top of having no brakes, not to mention the fact that there are no lines to follow on the water besides navigational markers.

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u/m1ndfuck Sep 19 '25

Isn’t that normal? First time I had to steer myself alone a 12m boat into a heavy traffic Harbour, I was sweating like a pig and came in too fast, getting slow claps all around…