
Passing Judgment
In part 1, 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.

In part 1, 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.

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