[gatotom]

For the most part out here boaters are respectful to others but you always have some yahoo that has no clue and its usually not while you are moving, its when you are at anchor.

During the 4th, anchored in a fav. bay rafted with my good friend when mid afternoon the throttle boys come screaming thru a stone throw away. The resulting waves cause quit the rub. We have thought maybe bring some logs and throw them out so when they come screaming by, well, they hit the logs.

The beauty of the San Juan Islands is the distance, the views are bonus, even for the powerboater, 2-4 hours can get you almost everywhere in the islands and that is the speed of a sailboat motoring. I burn 4/10s gal per hour diesel at 6kts.

In this trying economy I like the rules on Lake Chelan. In no wake zones if you get caught throttling by you get a 257 buck ticket, easy way to generate some cash for the state and county.

A simple rule when anchoring, when you start dropping that anchor put the boat in reverse, when the anchor hits it will instantly bite and aways use the 7:1 scope, it might be overkill but you will aways sleep good at night.