Speeding boats

[heron]

Just a question, why is it that the bigger the boat the faster you think you can go ? I`m not talking about planning speeds , but have sat here today and seen several boats going faster than the limit creating massive amounts of wash. The limit is surely there to prevent excessive wash and damage to banks and boats. I know we all sometimes go a tad over 8kph but surely when you can see moored boats you look at the wash you create and slow down ?? Is this not just common sense and courtesy to other users ? It seems as well the larger the boat the less they care and cause more wash. This evening I saw one boat in a "River Rage" incident overtake a narrow boat at around 10 knots just to beat him to a mooring !

Come on guys lets have some consideration for other users of the river before I start naming and shaming, and yes , I have started video ing some boats so it will end up on u tube !