boating on a river, I try to stay away from guys that are fishing if they were there first as it's just common courtesy, but when surfing, you are typically the slowest moving boat of the bunch. if you see a boarder making an effort to stay away from the surf rollers, then do what you can to stay within a path that keeps you out of their way.

it's all courtesy, but at the end of the day, I pay the same launch fees and taxes as the other guys and feel I have the same right to the same water they do.