So, we were out at Lake Havasu last week, and hit our favorite little wakeboarding cove there on a weekday. I was happy to see that the only other boat to join us in the cove was another wakeboarding boat and that once they started up, they were doing what we always refer to as "running the wall" (same as us)... basically, we were both going back and forth along the glassier side of the cove, along the same line, to preserve the water. They weren't doing full-throttle "power-turns" to get their downed riders, which is good, but they were using alot more throttle than was needed, coming back nose high each time, even when no wake was in front of them, so they were making quite a bit more wake than they needed to.... but we were fine with this until all of a sudden we swing by them (at a safe distance of course) to find a boat load of people aggressively pointing and shouting for us to head to the other side of the cove. Apparently they thought it'd be a better idea to have 2 boats running on opposite sides, sending their rollers across the cove in a criss-cross pattern because it was a V-shaped cove, and because we had a rider up and they had one down, they figured we should be the ones to head over to the other side. Having noticed that they were a boat full of beginners, we took their advice and steered clear of them, figuring they weren't comfortable enough to run the same side with us, so why risk it... My question is, should we have stopped and discussed it with them, and explained that we were trying to preserve the smooth water by running the same side, or did we make the right call? Do other people run the same side, or do you mostly stay clear, even at the expense of water quality? Personally, if I see another wakeboarding boat, I typically treat the situation differently than other types of boats.
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