Originally Posted by
cudak888
+1. Those who do know maritime rules can relay stories that parallel those of wrong-way cyclist encounters. After all, it really is too much to expect the same idiot, when placed behind a helm of a sailboat or jet-ski, to have read boating/waterway manuals.
Here's something basic: "Red, right, return." Ask most folks on the water that fundamental question, and I dare say you'll be greeted with some blank stares.
-Kurt
Don't leave out the powerboaters. I've seen more problems caused by them, as a group, than all other groups combined. I think the type of people that have problems with sharing the road with other vehicles when driving, are much more likely to own a powerboat than any other type of watercraft.