Dive Flags
I just bought another flag last week at my local dive shop south of Boston. It's an inflatable ring about 2 ft in diameter that has a dive flag mounted above it that's much larger than the traditional ones. Very visible. Best part is that the yellow ring has "Diver Below" printed on two sides, lest any pleasure boaters not understand what the flag is there for. Bit expensive at $60 though.
I hang a flag on my boat's light mast and usually tow a float too -- especially in busy areas of the lake. I see way too many folks in Glendale with only a flag on the boat, and sometimes none all. I don't think some of them realize how difficult it is to see a bobbing head covered in black neoprene -- especially in a congested area.
Of course there are plenty of boats who see the flags and care not at all about the safety of the divers in the water and proceed to plow past well inside of 150' rather than be inconvenienced and go around at a safe distance.
Like most things on the lake, there are those who use good common sense and and a few who don't.
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