Improper Speed or Distance

Vermont law states that these dangerous operating practices are illegal.

Improper Speed or Distance is not maintaining a proper speed or distance while operating a vessel or while towing a person on water skis or any similar device. Specifically, the following actions are illegal:

• Operating a vessel (except sailboards) at greater than “no wake speed” within 200 feet of:
  • The shoreline
  • A person in the water
  • A canoe, rowboat, or other vessel
  • An anchored or moored vessel with a person on board
  • An anchorage or dock
• Operating a vessel at speeds of 5 miles per hour or greater within 200 feet of a marked swimming area
• Operating a vessel at speeds that may cause danger, injury, or damage