I agree. There are many, many times the "experienced" boaters on the waterways that really have limited skills. How many times have you seen a boat come into dock with someone throwing a line wildly to an attendant? We don't have hardly any rental boats over here, but plenty of boneheads. Most are just oblivious to what goes on around them.
Just going by the numbers, I'd have to say that inexperienced boaters on brand new boats outnumber renters by a very large number. Ditto for "experienced" boaters with limited skills in older boats. It's too bad that there isn't an on-water boat driving test for all new registrations. Piloting a boat on the water is quite different than the so-called boat tests taken in a classroom or online.
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