What Is Bow Riding?

A bow rider is a kind of runabout boat with an offset helm and extra forward seating. They are between 17' and 35', use stern drive or outboard engines, and hold between six and ten people. Its open bow area distinguishes it from a cuddy boat.

Is Bow riding legal?

Bow riding is not only dangerous, it's illegal. If someone falls overboard...a strike from a spinning propeller can cause serious injury or even death.

Why is Bow riding dangerous?

Allowing people to sit on the bow of your boat could put them in grave danger. At speed any movement of the boat is more violent towards the front - so passengers, even while seated, can suffer injuries inside the vessel during accelerations, decelerations and turns. ...