Here is an issue that few of us have heard about or even considered. Most of us slow-boaters and liveaboards are very aware of the damage caused by excessive wake and it is easy to understand how a waterfront resident might be tempted to add a private no-wake buoy. Some of us would even like to tow a no-wake buoy behind us! Our thanks to Tommy Braswell for this article in the Charleston Post and Courier.

Illegal No Wake buoys becoming a navigational hazard in S.C.
Legal or illegal?

For boaters in South Carolina, including Department of Natural Resource officers, No Wake buoys that are popping up in state waters are confusing and becoming a hazard to navigation.
So beginning Oct. 1, the DNR Law Enforcement Division will begin a statewide survey to locate illegal buoys in South Carolina waters. Once the survey is complete, DNR will then begin marking each illegal buoy and owners will have 30 days from the date marked to remove the buoy.

For the full story, see http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140914/PC20/140919744