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Originally Posted by Long Pine
Since I am not a skiier, I just wasn't thinking from his perspective. I have been boating on the lake for several years but I guess have generally been pulling tubers in areas where several others were as well (and therefore skiiers were not there). I post this both as a mea culpa, and as a reminder to people pulling tubers to alert them to the skiier's perspective, and as a reminder to skiiers that all tubers are not trying to be jerks, but just may not be aware of the impact they are having on skiing conditions.
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Another thing to keep in mind the differences between pulling a tube versus a skier. Pulling a skier you're at a steady speed and maintaining a relatively straight course where as with a tube you're purposely changing direction to get that killer death tubing whip way outside the wake. So you can see where trying to pull a skier on a steady course with other boats around making erratic course changes can pose a pretty significant problem for the ski boat. I've had to deal with that in the past, most folks are pretty good and understand this and give you plenty of room, others - well not always. Kudos for stopping and asking, otherwise you would have never known, and now sharing that experience with others gives those who may not have otherwise known better a little education.
As a side note, I'm still surprised that NH has not adopted the use of a blaze orange ski flag. That to me would be something that makes a whole lot of sense. I know I'm sure many will say no, but I'll tell ya you can see them from a good distance away and it's a great warning to know that as you're approaching a boat with one displayed, somewhere in the vicinity you can expect to have people in the water so you can be extra cautious. I use one regardless, although I'm not so sure everyone understands why it's displayed!