Sunday Drivers/An "Apology"

[joey2665]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

Hi Think--

You seem to be saying "Speed it up so I can rev my jet ski faster...or don't, I'll skip over those pesky nav rules...".

As my daughter might say, this seems "off brand" for you.

What's up?

I think THINK is saying that traveling 7-8 mph outside of a NWZ in a navigable area when it’s busy produces larger wakes and can be dangerous for other boats desiring to go closer to the speed limit. Kind of like doing 30 in the left lane of a highway.


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[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by joey2665

I think THINK is saying that traveling 7-8 mph outside of a NWZ in a navigable area when it’s busy produces larger wakes and can be dangerous for other boats desiring to go closer to the speed limit. Kind of like doing 30 in the left lane of a highway.


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Exactly. The boaters I am referring to were less safe and very much less thoughtful going the speeds they were going. If the person in my example had been going no-wake speed, she wouldn't have almost swamped the boat coming from the opposite direction. Had she been going a more appropriate higher speed, she/we would've been through before the next boat.

There are many channels/narrow areas in the north, so it's especially important to consider speed and location (soooo many people towing tubes through NWZs this year).

My response, and what I was half-heartedly "apologizing" for, was attempting my best to mitigate that problem whilst recognizing that I might've been just under the required distance by law.

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[FlyingScot]

Thanks, I am a sailor, so the paradox that a slower speed is a larger footprint is not as obvious to me

[DBreskin]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

Thanks, I am a sailor, so the paradox that a slower speed is a larger footprint is not as obvious to me

If a powerboat is going just below planing speed it puts out maximum wake as the rear of the boat squats down in the water. More power/speed gets the boat up on plane and reduces wake.

[tc_mike]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

Thanks, I am a sailor, so the paradox that a slower speed is a larger footprint is not as obvious to me

This is a good visual explanation that power boaters should make sure they understand:

https://www.boat-ed.com/indiana/stud...0101602_35112/