How close is too close

[Jersey Guy]

I think it would be a good idea to require all boats towing skiers or tubers to display a flag that they are doing so as is required in other states. I'm out on the lake often sometimes towing, sometimes not, and its not always obvious given the varied conditions, weather, traffic, sun, location, if a boat is towing or not, or if a skier is down. The flag would make it obvious and those approaching can take the appropriate action. Just my 2 cents!

[NHwakeboarder]

Hey everyone, I've been aching to contribute to this thread for a while but it took a while for my account to be activated. Many of the people here have brought up some good points and I'd like to add a couple more driving pointers that people might not think about when they're around people towing a skiier, barefooter, wakeboarder, wake skater etc... I understand everyone is entitled to enjoy there time on the water, so during busy periods of the day AKA not early in the morning and not close to sunset, these pointers don't really apply. However, as mentioned previously in this thread, many skiiers and wakeboarders love flat water. I've heard a lot of people who aren't familiar with wakeboarding especially say "isn't riding in rough water better because you can jump off the waves?" It isn't. Cutting across a wake at high speeds when skiing or jumping off a large wake is easiest when the water is flat. That being said this link explains some things casual boaters might not think about.

Also, the video is supposed to be lighthearted so please don't take it the wrong way.

http://www.wakeworld.com/news/featur...powerturn.html

If you're towing a tuber or boating casually or even skiing or riding near another person when there aren't a ton of people around and it's clear they're trying to access the flattest water possible, keep the info in the previous link in mind.