i agree. you can't go around intentionally pissing people off. on the other hand, the rules of the road say that as the boat with the right of way, i must hold my course until i am sure that a collision is imminent. if i change course and a collision occurs i am at least partially responsible. the rules are set up to make boating safe. they are quite clear as to who has right of way and who must yield. we may be a bit off saying that powerboaters are terrible, but as a sailor, i don't usually run across limited maneuvaribility boats (trawlers, cruise boats...). i do yield when the rules state that i must, but yielding when you have the right of way is just as dangerous as not yielding when you must. how many times have you heard of the car driver that got into an accident because while they were waiting at a stop sign a car going the other way stopped to let them in and they were hit by a third car? the same happens in boating. as i stated before, i know the rules and i follow them. is it too much to ask that the other boaters (notice i said boaters and not powerboaters) also follow the rules?



by the way, the original post mentioned the waverunner that lead us to where we are..