I got caught by the chichester harbour master doing 60mph once as a lad.
And he was well known for throwing the book at the people by that point already.
I suspect that the fact I did it up in the main channel past Sweare Deep and away from any moorings may have helped - slowing down by the time I reached any moorings. And the very grovelly letter I wrote him after. He did break the speed limit quite a lot to chase me though - he seemed to be enjoying himself.
I seem to remember there used to be a bit of a local crowd who used to go for round island lap times at one point....
Either way, I wouldn't recommend speeding in chi, even for a quick test. There's bits of langstone you can get away with it in (out of sight) if you need.
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Originally Posted by Limecc
Chichester has 8kn speed limit, out of channel often in 4 to 5ft of water or less. I'm not rushing to judgement on anyone except the 'tool' who would best have minded his own business or else given a kindly reminder to a fellow boater. No need to spoil somebody's day and raise his own blood pressure.
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