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Originally Posted by Bear Islander
...Well if Skip says there is no law, then there is no law. My apology's...
This is from the states Boater's Guide. However this is not the first time that we have found problems with the states interpretations.
"Do not jump the wake of a passing vessel, or ride too close to another vessel, because this creates special risks and is a common complaint about PWC and "ski craft" operators. These operations are also illegal".
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No apology necessary.
As we have both observed in the past, the "Boater's Guide" is a generic document that I believe is authored by an out-of-state firm that uses a cookie cutter approach to cover a number of different States. In doing so I (and others) have observed several inconsistencies and outright mistakes especially when the document attempts to make broad general statements, as with the wake jumping paragraph cited above.
It is obviously illegal if you encroach within the 150 foot radius, as I think the document was trying to imply, or your vessel becomes completely airborne, as JRC notes above.
Anyway, the "Guide" is just that, a guide. It should not be construed as the official interpretation of New Hampshire's RSAs and Administrative Code, as it attempts to cover vast legal grounds in a "Reader's Digest" manner!
But a good example of yet another regulation extremely hard to enforce, so seldomly enforced....