Waves and Wakes

Kayaks are pretty seaworthy, sit-on-tops are just about unsinkable. That said, dealing with anything more than a 1-foot chop in a flat-bottomed lake boat is really no fun. If you find yourself caught out in rough water, try to keep the bow or stern pointed into the waves, or within 30 degrees of perpendicular, even if you have to take a roundabout course. Do not run parallel to the waves.

Boat wakes are also a threat. Most boats give no thought to anyone else, at least not anyone smaller than them, and will plow by without even looking at you. Always watch out for boat wakes, and turn into them like waves. When dealing with motorboats and jet-skis, I just assume they are drunk and not paying attention to anything. It hasn’t failed me yet.

Crossing a boat channel is like crossing the highway: look both ways, wait for a good time, and do it as fast as you can. You do not have right-of-way. Unlike automobiles, boats don’t have brakes, and if you do something stupid, it will run right over you.


Sussex County
( 41.080739, -74.686291 )

  1. Budd Lake - Hackettstown ( 40.86292, -74.75154 )
  2. Cranberry Lake - Andover ( 40.95204, -74.73681 )
  3. Culver Lake ( 41.16989, -74.77756 )
  4. Delaware River - Caddo Access ( 41.31834, -74.79522 )
  5. Delaware River - Dingman's Ferry PA ( 41.21942, -74.86017 )
  6. Delaware River - Port Jervis NY ( 41.37715, -74.70473 )
  7. Delaware River - Poxono ( 41.04019, -75.02293 )
  8. Delaware River - Rockcores Trailhead ( 41.01750, -75.07020 )
  9. Delaware River - Turtle Beach ( 41.03352, -75.03776 )
  10. Dick's Sporting Goods - Rockaway ( 40.90662, -74.55950 )
  11. Green Pond ( 41.00675, -74.49254 )
  12. Highland Lake ( 41.16916, -74.46549 )
  13. Lake Aeroflex - Andover ( 41.01041, -74.73564 )
  14. Lake Hopatcong - Ashley's Cove ( 40.96426, -74.61082 )
  15. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (E) ( 40.92890, -74.63861 )
  16. Lake Hopatcong - Hopatcong (W) ( 40.91763, -74.66346 )
  17. Lake Mohawk ( 41.02154, -74.65503 )
  18. Lake Musconetcong - Netcong ( 40.90099, -74.70354 )
  19. Lake Owassa ( 41.15448, -74.80686 )
  20. Morris Canal - Waterloo ( 40.91259, -74.76785 )
  21. Musconetcong River - Waterloo ( 40.89663, -74.79111 )
  22. Neversink River - Port Jervis NY ( 41.37589, -74.67546 )
  23. Paulins Kill - Blairstown ( 40.97758, -74.94390 )
  24. Paulins Kill - Stillwater ( 41.03284, -74.87420 )
  25. Paulins Kill Lake - Newton ( 41.05273, -74.82674 )
  26. Pequest River - Allamuchy ( 40.92160, -74.84089 )
  27. Silver Lake - Hope ( 40.93370, -74.94996 )
  28. Split Rock Reservoir - Rockaway ( 40.96274, -74.45808 )
  29. Steeny Kill Lake - High Point ( 41.32085, -74.67720 )
  30. Swartswood Lake - Newton (N) ( 41.07356, -74.82440 )
  31. Swartswood Lake - Newton (S) ( 41.06296, -74.85278 )
  32. Tilcon Lake - Waterloo ( 40.90717, -74.76840 )
  33. Tractor Supply - Blairstown ( 40.98710, -74.98290 )
  34. Tractor Supply - Newton ( 41.10586, -74.72824 )
  35. Tractor Supply - Sussex ( 41.22564, -74.61399 )
  36. Walkill River - Bassetts Bridge ( 41.26008, -74.55100 )
  37. Walkill River - Franklin ( 41.11063, -74.58840 )
  38. Walkill River - Glenwood Rd ( 41.19413, -74.57499 )
  39. Walkill River - Unionville NY ( 41.28789, -74.53406 )
  40. Wallkil River - Hamburg ( 41.15266, -74.58161 )
  41. Wawayanda Lake - Wawayanda SP ( 41.18823, -74.42609 )
  42. White Lake - Freylinghausen ( 41.00076, -74.91654 )
  43. White Meadow Lake ( 40.92487, -74.52012 )

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