Cabin Cruiser Operators - "WAKE UP!...no, WAKE DOWN"!

Seaplane Pilot · 05-30-2007, 02:24 PM

http://www.marlinmag.com/news/news/n...ake-51792.html

I won't give them the respect of calling them "Captains", but instead will call them "Operators", just to be polite. There are a few other things I'd like to call them, but cannot do so on this family-friendly forum. A true Captain is aware of his surroundings and is responsible for all aspects related to the operation of his vessel. This includes the responsibility for their wakes. I'm in utter amazement at the complete disregard that a lot of these Cabin Cruiser operators have for other boaters, swimmers and for shorefront property. I think Marine Patrol should also publicize this rule as much as they do the Safe Passage Rule.

How can these bureaucrats sit in Concord at the DES/Wetlands bureau, dreaming up crazy ideas to protect the shorefront, such as prohibiting the cutting of brush or picking up pine needles? Look at the real problem will you. One pass by from these Cabin Cruisers does more damage to the shorefront than one property owner could ever think of causing by cutting a few bushes. Where is the outrage from these conservation groups working so hard to ramrod a speed limit? Get your heads out of the sand folks and address the real problems to the shorefront being caused by these huge Cabin Cruiser wakes - not from fast boats.

05-30-2007, 02:24 PM	#1
Seaplane Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,177 Thanks: 664 Thanked 943 Times in 368 Posts	Cabin Cruiser Operators - "WAKE UP!...no, WAKE DOWN"! http://www.marlinmag.com/news/news/n...ake-51792.html I won't give them the respect of calling them "Captains", but instead will call them "Operators", just to be polite. There are a few other things I'd like to call them, but cannot do so on this family-friendly forum. A true Captain is aware of his surroundings and is responsible for all aspects related to the operation of his vessel. This includes the responsibility for their wakes. I'm in utter amazement at the complete disregard that a lot of these Cabin Cruiser operators have for other boaters, swimmers and for shorefront property. I think Marine Patrol should also publicize this rule as much as they do the Safe Passage Rule. How can these bureaucrats sit in Concord at the DES/Wetlands bureau, dreaming up crazy ideas to protect the shorefront, such as prohibiting the cutting of brush or picking up pine needles? Look at the real problem will you. One pass by from these Cabin Cruisers does more damage to the shorefront than one property owner could ever think of causing by cutting a few bushes. Where is the outrage from these conservation groups working so hard to ramrod a speed limit? Get your heads out of the sand folks and address the real problems to the shorefront being caused by these huge Cabin Cruiser wakes - not from fast boats.