That's first class right there. That's awesome Jim

Canopies on high performance offshore boats are built to withstand the most common impact - a frontal stuff. And that's a pretty tough hit to take. They are simply not designed to take hits from other angles as of yet because of the difficulty in doing so.

In this case had the glass not blown out away from them, neither just might not be alive today do to the pressure inside the cockpit.
Notice the front hatches had blown open as well...

Thoughts and prayers to them both for a quick recovery....

They were just with us 2 weeks ago at the Buffalo Poker Run. At the convoy we do on the NYS Thruway (I90) they just happened to be at the rest stop, we met up at, fueling up. Gorgeous boat and regular, every day guys. They were telling us the boat was only 2 weeks old at that time! It hadn't been totally dialed in yet but they were expecting 180mph out of it. Carbon Fiber construction and I guess they were right on the speed. Supposedly they did 168 on Lake Erie during the run.
Thoughts and prayers are with them.

This crossed my mind too. Did they implode from impact or blow out from the side impact? Talk about violent! When the sponsoon hit the water it sounded like thunder. I cant even imagine the chaos in a cockpit in that environment. Just wild.

Luck to be alive is an understatement. The few things (very few) that went right saved their lives.

Prayers to the injured. God bless.

Having talked shop with Mike in the past, there is NO DOUBT in my mind, that he will be looking at ALL aspects of this accident for concideration into future designs/builds.

After seeing videos like this.......my desire to go fast on the water is waning. If talented drivers are getting into trouble then I certainly don't have the skill needed to run those speeds!

Correct me if I'm wrong here... But I was always under the impression that nobody had ever survived in a blowover/wreck at over 160mph before this......

Like I said before... No doubt OL has canopies dialed in. Two guys went for a wild ride and landed on the roof and both of them are breathing... It's unbelievable if you think about it.

I've seen several of the videos from different angles and no matter how many times you see it, it turns your stomach over a few times and makes the hair on your head stand straight up. When the sponsons hit the water the first time, you can see how violent that first impact really was and then they were in the air for a few seconds; no matter how experienced you are, that had to be absolutely terrifying. I just spoke to Mike last week; he's a great guy. We have been praying for him and Joel and their families...

It took long enough that I was facing the other way when it lifted and the people on the boat next to me started yelling about a flip and I turned back to look down course and saw it completely verticle in the air (after the sponon hit and it shot back up). It looked so surreal in person... I'm just so thankful that both guys will be OK.