@mattP The first thing I learned when I skied tournaments, was to be ready, IN THE WATER when the boat gets to you. That concept has gotten lost to some degree at some class C, but it is still in use at regionals and Nationals. They are not going to wait for you to get ready. It is on the skier to be ready. As a driver, I hate for the skier to be talking BS on the dock while he is putting his binding on and the boat is ready to go. In my mind it is disrespectfull to the host of the tournament. Maybe the M1 skiers have not learned that yet. Something to think about and learn the next time you ski nationals.
Again, at class C it is a little more relaxed but you wont see that at higher end events.