[Lakegeezer]

Since you were going slow, you could only have altered course to a small degree. I've never heard anything about requiring the stand-off boat to change speed - just direction. No matter what direction you moved in, your movement would not have significantly altered the passage distance between you. All stand-off means (to me at least) is that you are responsible to alter course so that there is at least 150 feet on passage. There are often fishing boats near the shore (or even in traffic lanes such as the graveyard) moving as you describe, and there is no way they are expected to move out of the way quickly. Now - if you are trolling slowly out in the broads and the Mt. Washington is bearing down on you - you might want to remember the "might makes right" rule and get out of the way.

This next comment does not apply to this situation, but is related. There are narrow places on the lake where boats can pass at speed, as long as there is no activity going on near the shoreline which changes the location of the 150 bubble - such as kayaks, fishing boats, swimmers, etc. When there is, the two passing boats must slow down - but of course, often don't. Those along the shoreline that are creating the hazard are fully in their rights to be there - but rules of courtesy suggests that they should be aware of the hazard they are creating - and its impact - and consider moving along - especially if the lake traffic is high.