Is it better?
I can't say.
Do the rules help?
Every person who follows the rules helps a little.
No society has everyone following all the rules all the time.
The MP cannot be everywhere all the time. There just isn't enough staffing.
One suggestion I will make to the MP is this:
If you stop someone for an infraction and you see another boat committing a more serious infraction, hand the first captain a rule book, tell him to behave and then go get the second boat. This assumes that boat #1 is not piloted by a drunk person.
Several times I've seen a boat stopped by the MP with othe boats blasting past 75' away. It's as if they feel imune to MP action because the MP is busy.
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