No wake buoys

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Permalink Reply by Spencer Durand on August 18, 2010 at 2:10pm

I believe in tends from where they are placed out into the lake, On Tapps at the Yorke launch a guy stopped right after he got passed the buoys and got nailed by the Boat Cop

Permalink Reply by Todd Reis on August 18, 2010 at 4:58pm

Hey BJ,
Its from the shoreline to the buoy. Roughly 200 ft.
But Tapps is a special lake..EXEMPTIONS!!
All standard boating rules apply to everyone EXCEPT for those WHO LIVE ON THE LAKE which sucks!
If you are coming into shore you'd better be down off plane before you get to the "No Wake " buoy.
I hate Tapps just because of the frekin' EXEMPTIONS. Regular Joes get nailed for not following the laws and Homer homeowner out there can get away with breaking the law..its unjust. That lake is dangerous enough as it is now. Those exemptions were in place way back when the lake was created. Its time it gets within the guidelines of boaters safety program so no one else gets hurt,hit or killed out there.. thats my rant and i'm sticking to it! Thanks, Todd

Permalink Reply by Mike Bess on August 19, 2010 at 8:05am

BJ,
As a homeowner on Lake Tapps, I beg to differ. Just as many tickets are written for homeowners as there are for non residents. You should have seen the lake this weekend, it was a shit show. 3 people I know on the lake were written tickets for being dumbasses. How can there be different rules for homeowners? An infraction is an infraction and it doesn't matter who commits it. Now if you know a cop who is on marine patrol............thats a different story. That there is building relationships!

Todd said:

Hey BJ,
Its from the shoreline to the buoy. Roughly 200 ft.
But Tapps is a special lake..EXEMPTIONS!!
All standard boating rules apply to everyone EXCEPT for those WHO LIVE ON THE LAKE which sucks!
If you are coming into shore you'd better be down off plane before you get to the "No Wake " buoy.
I hate Tapps just because of the frekin' EXEMPTIONS. Regular Joes get nailed for not following the laws and Homer homeowner out there can get away with breaking the law..its unjust. That lake is dangerous enough as it is now. Those exemptions were in place way back when the lake was created. Its time it gets within the guidelines of boaters safety program so no one else gets hurt,hit or killed out there.. thats my rant and i'm sticking to it! Thanks, Todd

Permalink Reply by BJ Krestian on August 19, 2010 at 9:25am

Thanks for the information guys. I was not on Tapps, and not cited for a violation. Just talking with my Dad during my son's first time on the boat. I also tried for a bit to look at the coast gaurd sites to see what the rules are. The C.G. recommends keeping 100 yards from all buoys for safety.

But does anyone know about no wake zones in front of docks and how far this extends if there is one?

Thanks again,
BJ

Permalink Reply by Joe Boyd on August 19, 2010 at 11:31am

My understanding is the no-wake zone is from the buoy to the dock, unless you're on a jet ski. Then, you can use the buoys as your own personal slalom course. At least, that seems to be the practice on Whatcom.


BJ Krestian said:

Thanks for the information guys. I was not on Tapps, and not cited for a violation. Just talking with my Dad during my son's first time on the boat. I also tried for a bit to look at the coast gaurd sites to see what the rules are. The C.G. recommends keeping 100 yards from all buoys for safety.

But does anyone know about no wake zones in front of docks and how far this extends if there is one?

Thanks again,
BJ

Permalink Reply by Mike Bess on August 19, 2010 at 3:34pm

Joe,
That is definately not the case on Tapps. In fact, more tickets are issued for jet skis running too close to shore or blowing through bridges than for boating violation.

Joe Boyd said:

My understanding is the no-wake zone is from the buoy to the dock, unless you're on a jet ski. Then, you can use the buoys as your own personal slalom course. At least, that seems to be the practice on Whatcom.


BJ Krestian said:

Thanks for the information guys. I was not on Tapps, and not cited for a violation. Just talking with my Dad during my son's first time on the boat. I also tried for a bit to look at the coast gaurd sites to see what the rules are. The C.G. recommends keeping 100 yards from all buoys for safety.

But does anyone know about no wake zones in front of docks and how far this extends if there is one?

Thanks again,
BJ