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Originally Posted by Boater
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Some zones are obvious but going through the zone between Bear & Pine islands I always wondered exactly where the no wake area begins and ends. I checked my Bizer chart and it does not show the area of the zone at all. Since there is only one no wake marker close to Pine Island I see many people slow just before that marker, travel about 20 feet by it, and open up again. Is the no wake zone on the Pine island side really that narrow? How does one know without reading the RSA?
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Most NWZs are a channel with a marker at each end. The Bear/Pine NWZ is a rectangle, or more accurately a trapezoid. There are four markers, one at each corner. When you are inside this "box" you are in the NWZ. The locals know that if you stay close to Pine you can "cut the corner" ands only be in the NWZ for a few seconds.
A few take it one set further and cut between Pine and the marker, never entering the NWZ. There are large rocks just below the surface making this tricky. And you are probably closer to Pine than 150' so you are breaking the rules anyway.