tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post3055133852355818600..comments2024-01-20T00:42:01.826-08:00Comments on DoryMan: Inside Passage Gunkholing; Sucia Island Epiloguedorymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-54892252273001122652011-08-03T11:13:50.674-07:002011-08-03T11:13:50.674-07:00I don't think it's intentional but I wish ...I don't think it's intentional but I wish there were some way to get the word out that it's dangerous. <br /><br />There are a few marinas and private docks on the Yaquina River here at home and the law says a boater is to leave no wake when passing one. I currently have my boat hauled out at a local boatyard and yesterday I watched a boat slow to the point of plowing the biggest wake they could produce as they went by the docks, then turn immediately at the same speed and buck their own wake in the other direction while the boats tied up at the dock looked like bulls at the rodeo.dorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5007838299911865964.post-84214036744205475952011-08-03T10:49:55.915-07:002011-08-03T10:49:55.915-07:00It is an Immutable Law of Boating: The size of the...It is an Immutable Law of Boating: The size of the wake and its proximity to any small craft in the area are inversely proportional to the IQ of the power boat driver.<br /><br />I especially like it when the skipper of a planing vessel drops down off step in an effort to be "considerate" and thereby trebles the size of his wake. This, of course, did not happen to me a couple of days ago.Laingdonnoreply@blogger.com