A good case for mandatory licensing?

So if these surfer are in the mouth of the inlet and your coming in or out how do you avoid being too "close". If this guy is just running parallel to the beach then I agree he seems to be a menace . I often have to roar thru Shinnecock inlet to get in on a huge following sea only to be immediately confronted by a fleet of small fishing boats drift fishing in the calm just inside the breakers. Generally I am able to pull it back , but not always - I throw a substantial wake, but I'm not gonna take a 10 footer in my cockpit. I am not finding fault with either the fishermen or surfers, just curious as to how others do it, short of waiting outside for the evening to arrive.

I think we need to know if the surfers were in a navigation channel, apart from the fact that he was not authorized by the boat owners to be there. there are lots of occasions when nav channels are obstructed by careless anchoring , swimmers, and other such reckless people, lE seems to avoid enforcing any actions against those causing obstructions. Perhaps 15 mins of TV fame is more appealing,any careless operation of a vessel no matter in what location is of course unacceptable behavior.

Dunno its one phot0. but depending on the cameras lens used, things can get compressed. Is he running that close to the shore rocks as it looks? A wave set across an inlet is the PITS! Try to get into Block Island New Harbor on a northerly. I run parallel to the beach from south to north until I hit the sea buoy and then turn gently east to run up the rollers/breakers at an angle. Not defending the guy, but just saying... If he is not coming or going from an inlet, it sure looks like negligent operation.

You can tell that this isn’t in an inlet. To Carl’s point, you can see the surfer standing there so it is parellel to shore. Also, the waves don’t break like that in inlets because it’s too deep. You can tell that it’s hitting a shelf as it gets decently hallow and punchy versus bigger rollers in inlets.

Is that guy trying to surf his boat?

Nah, just on crack.

What did the Reagan's say back in the day? "Just say no" lol! Crazy!

Why does the operator have a full wet suit on?