I am not a land owner on the lake. With that said, I just want to throw in my 2 cents. I think the land owner was being extremely rude by acting the way he did, and I don't think he had a right to try to scare away the anchored boat, just because it was in his view. Like it has been said, the lake is public domain. Now if the boat was anchored within swim lines, or very close to shore, then ok, the guy has a legitimate point. However the boat was a couple hundred feet off shore. Sure the guy has every right to power his boat around any other boat, as long as it is safe to do so at no wake speed. That doesn't make it a nice thing to do though!
I have read here about fisherman fishing so close to docks that their hook lands on a dock, or even in someones boat. That is just plain wrong. Maybe that is what the guy was worried about?
If it were me, I would feel somewhat funny about anchoring in proximety of the shore of someones cottage. I know it is ok to do, but I would feel funny about it. Thats just me.
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