Non-powered watercraft always have the right of way and I think there is suppose to be 100 feet (or something like that) between boats under power and non-powered watercraft. (Please do not quote me on the exact numbers here.) I do the exact same thing as the rest of you..........if I can shut the engine down and wait for them to clear out, I do. If I have no other option, I do my best to stay away from them but I sure as hell am not going to sacrifice my boat or my passenger's health. If they get ticked off over a 5-inch wake "rocking" their canoes, then so be it. It is what it is.

Anyway, I think you can only do your best in that situation. If the canoers understood your situation, I think there would be less finger waving and f-bomb slinging. When I see the fingers waving, I automatically assume that the booze they have been drinking since 7am is doing most of the talking anyway.