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Hawaii's dive flag laws are basically keep 100 feet from a boat with a flag. However, another boat may approach within the 100 feet with no wake if they too are going to dive. That may have been practical way back when but with all the commercial boats here now it is dangerous, especially at the popular sites, which I was at when it happened. That's why I usually avoid them.boney:Sweeeeeet pics!
What are the laws in Hawaii regarding dive flags? Seems strange as there have been incidents here in Ontario where boaters have killed divers, although hard to say if a flag was used in those cases. Personally I've seen boaters, more people on Seadoos that use the dive flag as an turning bouy...
Glad you made it back safely...
Boney
Not yet but I think I will.justleesa:The first one is a special moment. Have you asked your fish expert friend about it?
No chance. That spot is visited on a daily basis by charter boats. I'm the one who hardly goes there.DoubleDip:Sir, do you think just maybe the operator, I wont say Skipper, knows exactly who owns the yellow kayak and wanted to take his paying customers to the latest "Hot Spot"?
This is the first one I have seen here. I guess they are not that common.Otter:Nice Zerbra...I haven't seen one before.. Are the common around Maui?
My marine biologist friend thinks it is a fight over territory but does not know for certain.justleesa:The first one is a special moment. Have you asked your fish expert friend about it?