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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	100' restriction could've been
	Date:	6/3/2008 3:17:42 PM

I sympathize with wanting to place the burden on the offender but the current reality is that if someone is operating a boat in an unsafe and reckless manner there are already laws to deal with that. I continue to maintain that having this law will not improve safety and will only provide one more violation beyond the current laws that will be used in the event of an accident. It is not enforceable and will create more conflict without improving safety. How about a boater awareness push stressing the need for keeping a safe distance from other boats? That will improve awareness and safety much more than a new law.

I do agree with you about the need to flag although I am of the opinion that you should give a wide berth to any boat that is anchored and if someone is swimming so far away from the boat that they bear some responsibility for an accident.