[Wayne Maybury]

I have been a boater just about all of my adult life and never had a negative run-in with the coast guard or with the police on the water.

On one occasion I was boarded, they were very polite and when they heard my side of the story, they quickly realized that the reason they were called was stupid and just left us alone. I offered them a beer. They laughed and said they couldn't have one while in uniform.

My boat has been inspected several times and in every case the officers have been just doing their job.

I have to admit that if I was an officer, I would probably go after jet skis as I hate the stupid things. I have seen them go round and round ten feet from shore, try to run over ducks, jump the wake from bigger boats, or zip between anchored boats. I know that not all jet ski owners operate this way but unfortunately, too many do. The owner of our marina refuses to sell them gas just to try to keep them away from the marina.

Wayne