GL: fishermen and wakes

[Ralph Yost]

The answer is simple and straightforward: no matter how far away you
are, you have to judge the size of your wake that the other boats
receive. If you are far enough away, the wake may be smaller. My
experience is that you have to be mighty far away for this to take
place. I have passed wakes in the ocean from boats that were a few miles
away and their wakes were still significantly disturbing.
Better to err on the side of prudence, good manners and consideration
for others than to ignore it. If in doubt, slow down more than you think
is necessary. It is good that you are thinking about it now !
R.

-----Original Message-----
From: great-loop-bounces@lists.samurai.com
[mailto:great-loop-bounces@lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of Alex Cooke
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 6:54 AM
To: great-loop@lists.samurai.com
Subject: GL: fishermen and wakes


I've been following the thread about wakes.  We run a 42' Tiara with
tons of power and it throws a pretty good wake at cruise (25 kts) and a
larger wake at 12 kts.  We try to give everyone a slow pass.  We've been
cruising the Tennessee River for the last month and a half and are
getting ready to head down the Tenn-Tom.  My question for the list
concerns slowing down for the fishermen.  How close to us do they need
to be before I bring it down off plane, 100 yards, 200 yards, 300 yards,
etc.?  There is probably no iron clad number but I want to be
considerate without becoming a trawler anytime a fisherman is within
sight.  There has got to be some guide for what is reasonable and
considerate.  

 

Thanks,

Alex Cooke

m/v Sea Sea