In my last column, we discussed the not-so-obvious but consequential effects of boats passing each other. Now, we’ll review the more obvious and equally serious issue of boat handling in the presence of other boaters’ wakes.
Anyone cruising along the Intracoastal Waterway is accustomed to hearing a familiar call over the VHF radio: “Windswept, Windswept, this is Intrepid on your stern. I’d like to give you a slow pass on your port side.”
This is the call of a faster boat requesting to pass a slower boat. When everyone is being considerate in this process, it can
