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Bear'ings · 08-02-2007, 12:40 PM

Does skiing etiquette apply only to the skier and the towboat driver? There are precious few coves left on the lake that can be used for water sports anymore considering the boat traffic. I'm thinking that a boater or someone on a PWC should be aware of their surroundings and recognize when they are sitting in the direct line of a water ski path. Unlike tubing, water skiers need to go straight. So while the tow boat was clearly in the wrong by violating the 150' rule, perhaps we all should be considerate of skiiers by sitting or drifting outside of water sport coves. That way, the tow boat driver does not have to awkwardly manuver around a drifting boat and thus ruin the ski experience for the skiier. In your case, the towboat driver made the wrong decision and did not veer off.

08-02-2007, 12:40 PM	#22
Bear'ings Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bear Island Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Waterskiing Etiquette Does skiing etiquette apply only to the skier and the towboat driver? There are precious few coves left on the lake that can be used for water sports anymore considering the boat traffic. I'm thinking that a boater or someone on a PWC should be aware of their surroundings and recognize when they are sitting in the direct line of a water ski path. Unlike tubing, water skiers need to go straight. So while the tow boat was clearly in the wrong by violating the 150' rule, perhaps we all should be considerate of skiiers by sitting or drifting outside of water sport coves. That way, the tow boat driver does not have to awkwardly manuver around a drifting boat and thus ruin the ski experience for the skiier. In your case, the towboat driver made the wrong decision and did not veer off.