i turned with the rope in my hand . no pulling. and i told you i threw my back out. Whatever dude. it wasnt a " someone will get hurt if i pause before i throw the anchor out" theres a motor and its engaged. worst case scenario is you motor 10 feet upstream to your original position. Just like the whole battle we had yeaterday with matt. i said...inside of the boat is going to be the best anchor because of the way these two converge. we tried three different anchor spots before matt went " inside of that boat is going to be the best spot to anchor"

hmmmmm

Nobody would get hurt if i pause a sec and ask you or put in two cents of " we're only going ot be able to put out 20 feet of rope that wont hold us, before we reach the spot you keep waggling your finger and telling me where you want to be."

your over reacting. its easy to take Gregs commands on the boat because every time he anchored....its exactly where he wanted to be...the first time, almost every time. In twice as fast water and closer than any anchor Ive seen you and i attempt yet. So its easy to be a robot and drop anchor when someone is obviously really good at anchoring says " alright...drop anchor."

also...greg knows i am good with boats and with this kind of stuff. So the one time he did have trouble and i said i could do it....he handed the wheel right over and went to the bow to get ready to drop anchor...and the first time i ever postioned a boat to anchor...i got it perfect...stupid anchor was to small though.

when we have to re-pull 20 times....that doesnt instill much confidence in your ability to percieve the waters velocity and judge the rope length on a given situation.

Now dont say because i didnt throw it when you said. because i only threw it after saying my 2 cents and then you said throw it anyway and i would throw it. which wasnt every time. If you didnt like the spot because of the literally 8 seconds it took to communicate.....you could have gunned the motor for a fraction of a second and went back to the same spot. so dont blame it on me not throwing it right away. you have the ability to reposition after each time i wasnt snappy about my throw, and do it again. Yes...even after i argued.


Just for the record...anytime someone questions your authority....its because your ability to lead has come into question in another humans mind....it may not be from mistakes but from personality/body language/actions. I dont even know why i questioned you. in my mind every time you wanted to throw anchor you were always short by about 30 feet in my head. almost every time. When we were close to steve...i didnt really think you were going to hit but i did say " its gonna be close"
I always learn things the hard way or really well the first time... so when i questioned you....it was because i have little expirience in getting within a few feet of another boat in faster water with a heavier boat and a smaller anchor....the first couple of times i ever threw an anchor overboard. But it was from watching greg do it a few times and watching the whole process. We made it within a foot of both boats on either side but our anchor wouldnt hold. that was the most hair raising time i have ever spent on a river, that day with greg.


i will throw the anchor for you next time without a peep. Then we do the 'ole "i told you so" afterwards k? that way no one gets hurt and i dont have to hear the squeeling in my ear k pumpkin ?