Not true. It's marketing issues and politics with the organizers etc. Look at the "Air races" all over the world. Mostly sponsored by Red Bull. TV, and media coverage, gezillions of spectators and I bet only a few ever been up on a single engine plane. Just food for thought.

Good point man

But aside from everything, and as I previously stated I love the sport and have a true passion for it. above all boating etc, I love making $$$. Think about. why would some guy in his mid 20's spend for example 50,000 on a turn key used go-fast boat. Im in NY so we only use boats for 5 months. So that's 7 months your $50,000 boat investment is sitting there, costing you ridiculous insurance premiums. then in the 5 months you do use it, maybe twice a week. you have to spend money on fuel and maintenance. Not to mention if you break something. I can take that same $50,000 invest it a number of ways and have a real chance of making $10,000 in 2 yrs maybe a little more. I love the sport but I like making $10,000 more. Financially it just doesn't make sense. Now when you 50 or 60 and your kids are grown and you have money put away, then yeah go buy one.

I have always said " if your not living on the edge your taking up too much space" besides the point when you know your boat and can read the feedback from it you get into a rhythm between man and machine. So when your in the "zone" and your hanging your boat out the way you know she will ride, your passengers may be a bit scared. But you know what she can do. This is the kind of white knuckle ride I'm speaking about. And for another thought. You will never know how far you can take it unless you have gone too far. Pin it to win it lol

I did 173 in the now gone Turbine Statement.


I pushed well past how far I want it. I am and will always be content with a boat that is under 100mph. Call me odd but it is what it is what it is.

Good point , could you please stop reminding us what we could have saved . In the past 2) years I have spent at least 95k on boating. Please stop!!!

Well now that's honking. And a little bit faster than you would take the average American for a first free ride lol

Wasn't my first ride lol. I am friends with that crew.

They did take my GF for her first ride and took her to 160mph. She agrees although fun it is not needed.


We both agree that if we go back to a I/o BBC boat. A. CIG TG/Cafe with some nice blower motors and a 80-90mph top is what we both enjoy the most.

pretty cool reading everyones stories and experiences growing up. I would have to agree with everyone, its def a money thing...Many kids who graduate from college today have pretty sizeable college bills and 90% of them went to school for basket weaving which doesnt pay well. I can also certainly agree with the argument that todays generation of kids arent into hobbies like offshore boating or boating in general. instead they rather sit on there @ss and watch television while playing with there smart phones. it really breeds a generation of lazy know nothing kids. with respect to kids not being mechanically saavy or gearheads...i tend to disagree. you dont need to be a gearhead to own a boat on a budget. the first thing one needs to do is understand the boat they are buying. a small block bravo boat isnt that expensive to run and is pretty reliable. now if someone to go pickup a SC'd or Big block blower boat, etc...cost of ownership and maintenance goes up. pretty logical. and it doesnt take a gearhead to properly maintain a boat. things like oil changes, drive oil changes, winterization, spark plugs, water impellars, etc...is pretty easy stuff. even i know how to do it.

for me...i never grew up around boating. at the age of 20 i purchased a jet ski. my brother, couple buddies, and myself used to hit the local lakes and rivers every weekend. i remember inviting other friends to go but no one ever wanted to go aside from those who owned them. i never could understand why. few years later i ended up purchasing another faster more powerful jet. after another couple years i became bored. no one ever wanted to go, and it ended up being just my brother and myself. that year we opted to sell both jets and ended up picking up a formula fastech 292 at the age of 25. we loved it. hit up some poker runs, took friends out every weekend, etc. with the new boat no one would turn down an invite...go figure. about 3 years later we opted to trade up again to a top gun. long story short, we continue to have awesome weekends out on the water. try to go out every weekend. im 28...and can say ive done more cool crap in 4 years of boat ownership than many 60 year olds. in the end i wouldnt trade this hobby for the world.

im 28 and have already learned a couple things in life...

1. you cant take your money with you
2. you are only young once. 50's-60's arent like 20's-30's...especially if you have a family kids etc. plus all your friends are long gone by the time 50 rolls around.