No Kracken, whether he knew about a law or not, his actions were incredibly arrogant and reckless. The only plausible other explanation, is he was not paying attention and didn't see you. Doubtful, but possible.

I would put the cruiser's captain in the Careless and Negligent department. Just think of the possibilities if he had headed straight towards you and did the same :eek:

Another case that I use to buttress my claim that the MP should provide for "floating" patrols (no silly pun intended). Have a couple of MP boats, unmarked if possible, that do not have the assigned drudgery of pestering people for boarding, rafting, whatever. Their focus is on boaters like your cruiser story, NWZ violators (real fast), dangerous tubers and the like. I know they do this from time to time, but not the same as a moving craft covering lots of water throughout the day.

Maybe El could chime in here and offer more suggestions as to how best handle these ongoing problems. I simply don't know another way.

Back on topic for a change.
 

I had a great afternoon boating. Except for three bonehead moves. One person actually pass me through the Weirs Channel. He was throwing a wake but not a big one. Another person cruise the Eagle Island and Governors Island no wake zone on plane! A third person traveled from the Alton bandstand to Parker's Marine on plane. I'm sure that is still a no wake zone. I was out for 8 hours and have not seen an MP boat. All of these boats are typical 18' to 20' bowriders or day cruisers. Hopefully this is not the sign of the times. :(

They should hang a sign on each and every no wake sign:

"If you are on Plain you are a Bonehead"

"Call 1-800-get boating education"

I can see how getting passed in Weirs channel would be a problem; I don't think I'd like the potential problems that would create, but the other two infractions would have made me smile.