On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:07:11 -0500, HK wrote:

But "choppy" is a lot different than the huge waves some
semi-conscious a**holes create with their boat wakes near small boats.

They are probably not semiconscious at all, just faced with a flotilla
of small boats spread out in front of them while they are running
where they belong. On open water small boats should have no
expectation of wake avoidance. If you go out there, accept the risks
without whinning.