Water Skiing & Towing
- Boats/PWCs must be equipped with a wide-angle mirrow or an observer over the age of 12
- The person(s) you are towing with your boat/PWC count towards the capacity of your vessel
- Legal skiing/towing hours are from 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset
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The operator or observer shall immediately display a bright orange or red flag not less than 12" square immediately after the person(s) being towed are in the water, either getting ready to be towed or after falling and waiting to be retrieved
This picture properly shows a boat pulling someone on a tube, with no skier down flag in sight.
This picture shows the proper use of a skier down flag. The flag is being held up by the observer while the person is preparing to be pulled by the boat.
This shows the boaters not using a skier down flag while a people are in the water, preparing to climb onto the tube and ski. This is also illegal as the flag should be plainly visible during this.
This shows the wrong way to display a skier down flag. The flag is up while the boat is underway and skier is being towed. The flag should only be up when the skier is in the water waiting to ski.
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