Narrow passage etiquette?

Rich · 07-16-2012, 09:46 AM

Being fairly new on the lake, I have to ask, what's the etiquette for going through a narrow passage that can only permit one boat at a time?

Do you go through alternating turns, one boat in each direction, or if it possible, do you follow the person in front of you and let others on far side wait?

This weekend I was waiting to go under the Governer's island bridge. It seemed like everyone was taking turns coming through, one in each direction, so I decided to do the same.

There were several boats waiting in line and it was a busy time of day, perhaps about 3:30PM on Saturday.

I was a bit surprised by the joker that came up behind me and decided to pass me (fairly close) and go under the bridge in front of me, even though I was the next in line to go through on our side. I guess it was more important for him to go through before me.

Or was it that I was being too patient with others?

07-16-2012, 09:46 AM	#1
Rich Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Derry / Gilford Posts: 1,246 Thanks: 74 Thanked 345 Times in 235 Posts	Narrow passage etiquette? Being fairly new on the lake, I have to ask, what's the etiquette for going through a narrow passage that can only permit one boat at a time? Do you go through alternating turns, one boat in each direction, or if it possible, do you follow the person in front of you and let others on far side wait? This weekend I was waiting to go under the Governer's island bridge. It seemed like everyone was taking turns coming through, one in each direction, so I decided to do the same. There were several boats waiting in line and it was a busy time of day, perhaps about 3:30PM on Saturday. I was a bit surprised by the joker that came up behind me and decided to pass me (fairly close) and go under the bridge in front of me, even though I was the next in line to go through on our side. I guess it was more important for him to go through before me. Or was it that I was being too patient with others?