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Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 3788772)

What you don't see is the jet ski "coming to get me" If I got off plane everytime a ski came to race, or jump a wake I would get no where. Sometimes they are like flies.

That wake was in video for about 4 seconds, that is how long that ski was next to me. When they came from the bay to my left they were making direct eye contact (both drive and pass) and I had already started to turn slightly left wondering what they were doing. Then then turned in line with me and got on it, so I stayed on it thinking they wanted to race (they always do)

What if the jet ski had a mechnical failure?
What if someone on the boat had a heart attack?
What if a rock dropped from the sky and killed us all?

Here is a secret, every single time you start your boat you are putting others and yourself at finanacial risk.

That ski came to me, I don't care what side they were on. I had 5 people on my boat and witnesses on shore. I was on a way to a friends house, in the back of the lake. Earlier that day they were chased down (and passed) by the same ski.

Lastly, had their been an accident this video would not exist

You are free to justify your actions anyway you want. Like I mentioned, I was just pointing out what I see in the video. IMO, you passed another vessel far too close to be safe at that speed.

Here is my Comments to your Questions:

Q1: What if the jet ski had a mechnical failure?
C1: This is something to consider and another reason you want a safe distance to the vessel you are over-taking.

Q2: What if someone on the boat had a heart attack?
C2: If you mean the driver of the boat, another reason to keep distance (more than 15-20 feet) frrom the vessel you are passing? Your Q1 above has a much higher possibility of happening.

Q3: What if a rock dropped from the sky and killed us all?
C3: This is just a silly comment to try and divert attention away from the issue that you passed another vessel at high speed with (to me) an unsafe distance between the vessels.

You can only be responsible for your own actions and passing too closely was just that.....your action.

Right of way or not. That was an azzhat move for both parties. Lucky there was no collision or worse. :poopoo:

Tough crowd (or people just looking to troll and get a rize out of me) that jet ski was next to me for 4 seconds, 4 freaking seconds.

If I did anything wrong it was letting happen what I saw happen, they wanted to race so I held my line. I was suprised at the sharp turn, it is what it is.

If It happened again at that speed, for 4 seconds, I am not sure what I could have done. Turning a stepped hul at that speed is not an option, at least any more thant the gradual left turn I was already making. Dropping the sticks and letting the bow rise and losing site of the ski also was not an option. Maybe I should have chapped the throttles back and forth and turn the wheel hard and we could have had another video for the world?

Had 4 people plus me on the boat, the ski came to me, didn't think they deserved to be tossed around because a ski came to pester, race, wake jump, whatever.

Some please explain to me how chopping my throttles would have helped anything here. Maybe they would have ran into the side of my boat at 70 mph vs 90 mph? WTF, there is NO TIME. If I came off plane, as I once was they would have sped off, just like before, and waited until I came back on to race, and wake jump. Maybe I should have shut it off and waited until dark just to be safe? Maybe I should leave the boat on the dock, just to be safe......oh, there was no collision.

I am really surprised and disappointed in some of you, a ski comes out of no where and nearly bites it into the side of my boat. I held my line, held my line, held my line. I have just as much right to be there as anyone else.

Would love to go boating with you guys, just keep you on my left, and I'll be on your right.. look out! I am going to do everything possible to hit you, everything. If you come off plane I will wait unitl you go back on, then slam you from the side....after all, It will be my right of way right?

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