Clarification on "No Wake" rules

[Island-Ho]

Originally Posted by HUH

It amazes me how many people have no idea what "No Wake" means..
Regardless of what the actual law is or one anyone may think it implies, many just don't get it. We live in a no wake zone.. should I have to look both ways before I dive in the water I've been swimming in for 40+ years because people would rather run me over than pull the throttle back a bit? Isn't that common courtesy to not run someone over? Oh by the way when your ten feet off the end of someones dock there are several other rules that come into affect other than just those pesky No Wake signs.. I find the camera is usually all it takes to get people to slow down a bit.. A website is in the works so make sure you smile and hold that finger high.

What is it that boaters just don't understand about no wake zones? If you are less than 150' from someone's boat, dock, swim raft, shore, rocks, or most any other object (nav aids excluded) then you should be at headway speed, whether a No Wake sign is present or not. When you are between my dock and a nav aid 75 feet off the dock you must slow to headway speed. There is no sign to remind you, but that is the law, and it's common sense. Well, there is a definite lack of the latter when it comes to some boaters.
HUH, I'm with you and will have my camera ready to contribute to your web site.
And for the boater who choose to ignore the nav aids off my dock, I have the bottom of your motor skeg on my dock. Those rocks are unforgiving!