Stand On and the 150' rule
I was on the lake for a short time yesterday and on 2 occassions "Captain Bonehead" appeared. I was clearly the "Stand On" boat on both occasions and I had to back down as "Captain Bonehead" ignored the right of my boat to continue on course. Both drivers never even looked my way.
I will say I saw a lot more boaters observing the 150' rule than ever before. Yes, a few did not observe the rule but the vast majority did and did so well in advance of our passing. Outside the Gilford docks the 150' rule appeared to be observed very well with all of boats in the area waiting to increasse speed until they were well away from all the other traffic. I did see one incident that I thought to be unsafe as a boat slowly crossed the bow of a sail boat at a distance slightly outside the 150' rule but too close for me. The sail boat was the stand on boat even if it had been a power boat.
A curious thing though was I never once saw a Marine Patrol Boat in 2.5 hours on the lake. It is a busy weekend and the weather was excellent with lots of boat traffic.
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