I love to drive my boats. All three of them. They are all different and used for different purposes. I do not drink at all when boating and I always love to drive my boats. When I used to drink and boat all I wanted to do was go too fast and listen to loud music and I would generally end up scaring the others. It changed what being in the boat was all about. From the love of boating to getting drunk and being "cool"- Read: obnoxious. We need victim's families to organize a group to do for boating what MADD did for driving. May the victims RIP. Prayers for the families.

I will agree with most of what you said but boating and drinking go hand-in-hand the only problem is the driver and operator of a vessel should not be intoxicated what so ever. MADD would stop all open intoxicants inside of a vessel just like they do in cars. Boating is a stress reliever for a lot of people if I take A group of people out I would like them to enjoy themselves as long as I'm sober I don't care if my passengers are puking over the side my job is to make sure I get them there and back in one piece.

Not wanting to stop the pleasure of boating and passengers having fun. Stress reliever for me every time out. Zero tolerance for drunk driving whether boat or car, especially boat since being in the open air seems to magnify the effects of alcohol or any intoxicant. More life jacket checks would help a lot. Our home Lake Conroe started "zero tolerance weekends" 4 years ago and we went from one of the deadliest lakes in Texas to now one of the safest. Even if they don't stop you, you see the water cops and know they could stop you without any need for probable cause. You say "no I won't blow" and they cuff you and take you in. Just like that. It works. But the bars oppose it because it reduces liquor sales. WTF.

It only takes an accident for people to be hurt. We are unprotected in boats... No airbags, rarely seat belts, and not enclosed. What I am saying is that it could be any of us that gets into a wreck, people will be calling for jail time just because we drive fast boats and the perception is that we are reckless. When in reality it could have been another watercraft that turned in front of you.
Give the guy a break, he screwed up big time. I'm sure he didn't have the intention of hurting someone that day. He will pay more than enough with the memory, jail time is for everyone else to see.

I'm sorry, but you are wrong my friend, there is no breaks for this guy drunk or sober we have a responsibility as go fast boaters to do the right thing it's not all about going fast, there's times when you need to throttle back. Nobody cut in front of him as far as I know it was pure reckless driving and that brings A bad name to all of us that try to boat responsibly. I myself have made bad judgment mistakes on the water, as I think everyone has but I learn from that and continue on. Of course he didn't have the intention of hurting someone but the fact of the matter is he did. Now he must pay for his consequences and I think he should relive that memory day after day because innocent people are dead. In my younger days I would drive back to the docks Half in the bag every time I got there I would thank God we made it back alive full well knowing I made a ton of mistakes, as I get older I realize it's not worth it. Enjoy your day have fun relax and head back safely.

What a sad event. Everyone loses. A family is torn apart, a guy loses his freedom and the whole boating community takes a hit as being unsafe and careless.

Its hard to believe though that the baja could shread the top half of cruiser apart like that...to get that height and carry the lenght , bizarre

It's the horsing around within such close proximity of another vessel that has me puzzled. The impaired operation of any type of motorized vehicle is such a huge message these days that there'a no excuse for it...none. There will be a huge price to pay by this kid, unfortunately his victims payed a bigger price.

If you zoom in you can see the hull is cracked all the way up the side about mid ship. Look at the "Outlaw 29" sticker/graphic. Right below it is damage and the giant crack...

JRider was using sarcasm there... We all know it's a Baja...