Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:20:50 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
. ..

A can of cat food, an old frozen burrito...what else would one find
in the Galactic Emperor's fridge?

Hey ... just to make your day ...

As I type, I am listening to the marine radio. The Army Corp of
Engineers patrol boat just nailed a 52 footer transitting the Cape
Cod Canal for excessive wake. The operator claimed to be doing under
the speed limit (10 kts), but they still got him for excessive wake.

Sometimes in the canal it's almost impossible not to make a wake,
other than waiting until slack tide to transit. The current can run
as high as 7 knots (although usually its more like 4-5 at the worst
time). If you try to transit against the current, you can leave
quite a wake, even though you are barely making any headway.

BTW ... the guy got a written warning.

I saw a tug moving up the Canal yesterday on the way home that was
making quite a wake.

I wonder if they warned him?

Inconsiderate *******!


The Tug Captain or the ACE Patrol Boat Commander?