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Originally Posted by whalebackpoint'r
What is the actual law or rule regarding a boat operator being "responsible" for the wake created by the boat he/she is operating? I have heard the expression "responsible for his/her own wake" but not sure what the word "responsible" implies.
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I think this was addressed in the COREG. I'm going to investigate. This is used frequently in maritime and should be applied on the big lake.
Also there is a COREG regarding breaking rules to get out of 'harm's way'. This incident came up when a small boat made an evasive action to prevent a rouge wave from flooding the boat. Yet the MP sees it differently and cited the operator.
I think both of these should be seriously considered before something actually happen. The latter I believe was presented by SBONH but could not find a sponsor.