Good job Jon, I new a lot of this, but there was a few tidbits I didn't know. Passing Port to Port is the same as passing an on-coming car on a 2 lane country road, Duh left to left, any dummy should be able to figure that one. I hope a lot of newbe boaters will read this post. Maybe you should re-post it every week or two.
Yeah I agree, all new boaters should be made to go thru a course.
I was always told that when the big motor was running, you were required to have your life jacket on. Is this still in effect? Cause I see so many boaters running wide open and a life jacket is nowhere in site.