ANNAPOLIS One of the most likely ways to get killed or maimed on a boat is to ride on the front or bow US.

Can you ride on the bow of a boat. Instead of heading straight into the waves position your bow at a 45-degree angle when heading into the waves. Riding on the bow gunwale or transom of a vessel under way propelled by machinery when such position is not protected by railing or other reasonable deterrent to falling overboard or riding in a position or manner that is obviously dangerous. Conversely in a following sea and when overtaking waves it is often safer to run with the bow up a bit to help prevent stuffing into the backside of a roller.

You want to be driving slow enough to ride the waves instead of going through them. The bow is the hardest pounding and roughest ride on almost any boat. Weight in the bow slows the boat down reduces the effectiveness of trim and harms mileage.

Depends on where you use th boat though. Yet every summer boat operators permit their passengers to ride on the bowlegs dangling over the frontor perch along the sides or sit on the stern. Better to stay seated and risk a missed approach.

For example when meeting a steep head sea many boats run more comfortably and efficiently with the bow down slightly allowing the sharper forward-V to knife through the waves. It is 23 feet long and can hold up to 13 people. The boat ran over the top of him and he never surfaced.

Notice the specific words any portion of their body. Another thing to remember is not to ride parallel to the waves because the same circumstances could occur. Riding on or hanging over the bow can interfere with stability and may restrict the operators visibility.

This boat can reach high speeds and slow down comfortably perfectly suitable for guests. No operator of a vessel under power shall allow any person to be on a decked-over bow of such vessel while underway unless the bow of the vessel is equipped with a handrail that encompasses the bow and all persons on the bow are inward of such handrail. When a boat planes it rides on top of the water instead of plowing through it.