"Peter Wiley" wrote ...

Nobody but a complete idiot would get within less than one boat length
of another vessel while overtaking, unless it was a narrow channel
where there was no choice, and *then* you'd do it at slow speed.

I generally agree, however there was one occasion when I felt justified passing
within several feet of another boat while on plane. Coming down the Rogue River
there was a drift boat anchored at the head of a pool just below a rapids.
Coming off plane would have meant hitting rocks and possibly the other boat.
Maintaining speed and control allowed safe passage.

-rick-