Shawn Baker wrote: > > Mel said: > >Fortunately, all of the PWC drivers I have been close to (in TX during > >the past year & 1/2) have been courteous and slowed to avoid causing a > >wake if they were in a channel with me or close. I guess those Texans > >are pretty good folks. > > Unless it's a really small channel, I feel the motorboats should just > stay on plane and keep going. Most of 'em, when they drop off plane, > create a much larger wake. > > Does anyone else feel the same way? Absolutely. Like you, however, I enjoy bouncing over larger wakes. Don't think there is much hope re: educating motorboaters about this. They equate lots of freeboard to high stability, and regard our tiny craft, with only inches of freeboard, as terminally unstable. Consequently, they think they are doing us a massive favor by dropping speed. I just wave and smile. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 18 2001 - 08:48:02 PDT
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