Fishing with my son (10) last Saturday. Working the green can to Macaulay area, back and forth with 30 other boats. We were all piled up in that area, not many at the harbour mouth, and then another 30 or so at the wall.
The Pilot boat is coming out of the harbour, and decides hang a right and cut through the fleet working the Can to Macaulay area. He passed my starboard side with less than 20 feet to spare. I was some pissed off and let him know. My son was freaked we were gonna get swamped. Totally unsafe behaviour when you have a clear lane coming out of the harbour. No need to cut through the fleet like that. What an asshole.