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ApS · 04-20-2005, 10:15 PM

Ever since my third boat was swamped -- and nearly sunk -- by a cruiser many years ago, I've wondered why I've never seen any enforcement on this wake issue. (Or heard of any civil action in the courts, either).

I keep seeing smaller boats being swamped with loss of life: Even lake-appropriate powerboats can be hoisted high in the air by wakes, with "broken backs" appearing more often lately in news accounts than I can remember.

Perhaps today, with cellphones, videocams, and Webcams all over the lake, a case could be made against the perpetrator.

The issue would be simpler if there was the occasional commercial freighter on these waters, and times when the Coast Guard could be radioed-in to respond. That's not going to happen here.

04-20-2005, 10:15 PM	#3
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,951 Thanks: 2,223 Thanked 781 Times in 557 Posts	Is the wake issue being left behind? Ever since my third boat was swamped -- and nearly sunk -- by a cruiser many years ago, I've wondered why I've never seen any enforcement on this wake issue. (Or heard of any civil action in the courts, either). I keep seeing smaller boats being swamped with loss of life: Even lake-appropriate powerboats can be hoisted high in the air by wakes, with "broken backs" appearing more often lately in news accounts than I can remember. Perhaps today, with cellphones, videocams, and Webcams all over the lake, a case could be made against the perpetrator. The issue would be simpler if there was the occasional commercial freighter on these waters, and times when the Coast Guard could be radioed-in to respond. That's not going to happen here. __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.