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whalebackpoint'r · 07-24-2018, 06:57 AM

To those who find it difficult to determine what 150 feet looks like when on the open water, it is half the distance between the goal lines of a football field. Another good reference, the official width of a football field is 160 feet. Fifty yards is 150 feet. If you are within that distance of another craft, swimmer or shore line, I believe headway speed is the rule. I also believe the official length of a water ski tow line is 75 feet, so twice that distance. I think this applies to jet skis as well. From my observation, many watercraft operators don't have a clue.

07-24-2018, 06:57 AM	#7
whalebackpoint'r Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 121 Thanks: 29 Thanked 47 Times in 22 Posts	To those who find it difficult to determine what 150 feet looks like when on the open water, it is half the distance between the goal lines of a football field. Another good reference, the official width of a football field is 160 feet. Fifty yards is 150 feet. If you are within that distance of another craft, swimmer or shore line, I believe headway speed is the rule. I also believe the official length of a water ski tow line is 75 feet, so twice that distance. I think this applies to jet skis as well. From my observation, many watercraft operators don't have a clue. Last edited by whalebackpoint'r; 07-24-2018 at 07:34 AM.