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Originally Posted by Bear'ings
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.
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The driver did make the wrong decision-Period. I was sitting there for at least 5 minutes before the guy even started moving. If I am 100' from shore in a fairly shallow area I am not blocking a line where that boat should have traveled in the first place. The boat had plenty of space to go out of the cove turn right and aim towards Mark to get by me. The law is the law.
We live in the area and I look at it every day we are there. We are frequently tubing, skiing, and wakeboarding in the area so I am familiar with where and where not to be. I am considerate of others doing their watersports and give people as much room as possible, even if it means stopping dead in the water with a skier on the back if I think someones course is encroaching on our path. It is common sense.