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We've all probably seen questionable actions and activities on the water that should be reported but usually don't because without proof of those actions the offenders will walk.
When the EPO's are actually doing their jobs we hear complaints?
To paraphrase a Shakespeare line "Me doth think you protest too much".
Now if you exclude the Napoleon-complex individuals, the complaints usually come from individuals that might have a reason to NOT want to be stopped and boarded?
Not laying blame, but from my own personal experiences, people that are doing the wrong thing are the first to complain when the authorities show up to do their job.
It may be (in some instances) that the EPO either had a chip on his shoulder or had received a report of suspicious activity (which raises the question of how recent are the reports)?
Bottom line is that if you have done all the right things, the interruption should be minimal.
I still can't get over the citation for not having running lights on a kayak during the day? That is definitely a case of a big chip on a small block(head)!
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