[CitizenM]

I don't know about piloting the Tatto or any boat. I don't know who to believe anymore. But last night they interviewed a friend of Croes and he laughed when asked if Steve could have taken the boat. He said Steve cannot/could not drive the boat. Not a snickering laugh, genuine type. So I don't believe he has the capabilities.

A lot of ppl could drive a boat out in the open water, but getting it into and out of a slip or the dock area is pretty tricky if one does not have skill. If he was not trained to do that, I doubt he would have. Big liability.

[Palladin]

Well, I think Jossy Mansur is more credible than any friend of Steve Croes. Of course, all his party-boy buddies are going to swear to it that Croes cannot operate a boat.

[maggief]

If he took any boat out it would have been the water taxi, IMHO.

There are pics of the pier and the water taxi here.

http://tattoopartycruises.com/pages/photoalbum.html

See also Palladin's post #1331,

"Mansur, editor of Diario, said on FOX-TV that Steve Croese is "an able seaman", which means he knows how to skipper a boat like the Tattoo. He probably did fill in for the Captain on occasion."

[Rippersnapper]

Cores is the one that said he liked to sail on his tickle site. I'm pretty sure that one of his friends had Steve's pic on his site and it said that Steve Croes was an able seaman.

Maybe someone now is lying to take the heat off him?