Not Cool Jetskier

[HangOutdoors]

Saw this on FB today in Sea-Doo Owners Forum.

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[Neutron]

Saw this on FB today in Sea-Doo Owners Forum.

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Yup a total ass.
I was towing a fellow jetskier last Saturday back to the ramp. We were going 5ish mph for obvious reasons and 2 wahoos went by us with huge wakes in a very narrow part of the creek and it created a wave that went over my bow and handlebars and totally soaked me. It was so violent that it snapped the tow line. Just a total lack of respect.

 

[HangOutdoors]

If you read the comments down he was arrested and charged with multiple things.

 

[Neutron]

If you read the comments down he was arrested and charged with multiple things.

I did see that and glad he got charged

 

[Adrian @ JB Solutions]

The comments are almost worse than the action. People defending the guy and talking down the kayak guy. Typical jet-ski owner behavior.

 

[Neutron]

The comments are almost worse than the action. People defending the guy and talking down the kayak guy. Typical jet-ski owner behavior.

Not typical jetski behavior but there are plenty of them. I see just as many boaters behaving just as irresponsible

 

[WiskyDan]

Is it my imagination or is it always middle aged or older guys acting like douche bags on jetskis? Last season we were at a sandbar and some 60'ish dude on a Yamaha ski wandered between boats at a bit higher than wake speed and when everyone started looking at him he had the "what?" look on his face...

 

[Neutron]

Is it my imagination or is it always middle aged or older guys acting like douche bags on jetskis? Last season we were at a sandbar and some 60'ish dude on a Yamaha ski wandered between boats at a bit higher than wake speed and when everyone started looking at him he had the "what?" look on his face...

Maybe instead of a 2 seater Sportscar they got a ski, lol

 

[steelhorse454]

Easy now...I'm 60 ish...All kidding aside, a lot of folks have no boat or jet ski etiquette at all.
It's common sense and courtesy to others, but the world is full of selfish folks. .

 

[Coult45]

Is it my imagination or is it always middle aged or older guys acting like douche bags on jetskis? Last season we were at a sandbar and some 60'ish dude on a Yamaha ski wandered between boats at a bit higher than wake speed and when everyone started looking at him he had the "what?" look on his face...

Having turned 60 this past summer, I'll be weighing my options over the winter...should I become the official rule enforcer on the lake, racing out to yell at anyone operating their equipment differently than I have deemed appropriate, or do I abandon all etiquette and act like rules are for other people? Still deciding which type of old guy I'll be.....

 

[Adrian @ JB Solutions]

Having turned 60 this past summer, I'll be weighing my options over the winter...should I become the official rule enforcer on the lake, racing out to yell at anyone operating their equipment differently than I have deemed appropriate, or do I abandon all etiquette and act like rules are for other people? Still deciding which type of old guy I'll be.....

Who says you can’t be both?

 

[Coult45]

That is an excellent point!

 

[@JC!]

Everything the jetskier did was wrong BUT if the kayaker would have kept his mouth shut it wouldn't have escalated to the swamping and loss of property. 1 thing I've learned as I've gotten older being right isn't worth the argument many times and you never know what kind of low life scumbag you might be picking a fight with. With the jetskier's lengthy rap sheet, kayaker guy is probably lucky that's all that happened to him.

 

[zipper]

Must be a turning 60 thing, lol. Although, at least now the first mate will ask about the potential force of an on coming wake in a no wake zone, before she blasts the horn 5 times. Catamarans don't get rocked like a monohull.

 

[Adrian @ JB Solutions]

Everything the jetskier did was wrong BUT if the kayaker would have kept his mouth shut it wouldn't have escalated to the swamping and loss of property. 1 thing I've learned as I've gotten older being right isn't worth the argument many times and you never know what kind of low life scumbag you might be picking a fight with. With the jetskier's lengthy rap sheet, kayaker guy is probably lucky that's all that happened to him.

Sure. Let bullies be bullies. I’d run my mouth to the guy too.

 

[zipper]

 

[BlkGS]

Honestly, I don't bother with people anymore. It's not worth the hassle or anything, and it's not worth the risk of the jerk off on the other end deciding their best option is to start shooting.

That said, jet skis bring out the worst in people that are already kinda dbags. I once let a friend of my wife and her husband borrow one of our skis while we were on the boat. He spent the whole ride making huge wakes for the rest of us on the boat, and burned through like 10 gallons of gas in 20 minutes. That was the trip that made me decide to sell the jet skis lol.

 

[Adrian @ JB Solutions]

Honestly, I don't bother with people anymore. It's not worth the hassle or anything, and it's not worth the risk of the jerk off on the other end deciding their best option is to start shooting.

That said, jet skis bring out the worst in people that are already kinda dbags. I once let a friend of my wife and her husband borrow one of our skis while we were on the boat. He spent the whole ride making huge wakes for the rest of us on the boat, and burned through like 10 gallons of gas in 20 minutes. That was the trip that made me decide to sell the jet skis lol.

I hope you drink all his beer every time you go to their house lol

 

[BlkGS]

I hope you drink all his beer every time you go to their house lol

Honestly I think he got deported, lol. His wife was American but he was Colombian. He would come visit her on tourist visas while trying to get his green card. I think he overstayed one time and got booted, I only ever see pictures of them in Colombia now.

Weird couple. She was gonna divorce him and cheated on him relentlessly. They she got pregnant and disappeared for like 2 years. It was weird

 

[TommyMcK]

I think it's very location dependent. I spend half of my time on the Chesapeake and the other half in SW Florida. In both places, it's typically families using Jet Skis responsibly. Having rented boats and skis in the Miami area it's a shockingly different story. Skiers are nuts. Some boaters aren't much better, but it's out of control.