36 Skater accident at Havasu
06-21-2017 | 10:12 PM
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There is one indisputable fact that everyone must always remember. Most boat operators only drive there boats once or twice a year. They don't have a clue about rules of the road and seldom pay attention to other boat traffic. You must drive defensively during peak boating times because these operators have no idea what to do in boat traffic.
I have completely stopped in the water because I had no idea which way they were going.
Everybody be safe. And always carefully pick your time and place to push the throttles open.
I have completely stopped in the water because I had no idea which way they were going.
Everybody be safe. And always carefully pick your time and place to push the throttles open.
06-21-2017 | 10:20 PM
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That's exactly the way I have operated my boats forever and I've yet to regret it - although I have been the one to stand down or even come off plane countless times when I had the right-of-way. We as HP boaters have machines that will two-fold out-accelerate and outrun any potential idiot that might ever wander across our path (if we can turn them) so I always "TRY" to keep enough distance between myself and any potential idiots so I can avoid them no matter what erratic move they make. . If it is too crowded or if I am in too restricted a channel to allow for such maneuvers I simply I slow down - or even stop.
I assure you guys that although some people on this site feel that it is the responsibility of every other boater that we share the water with to account for the possibility that one of us might come barreling at them in a 150+ MPH machine, the rest of the boating community does not share that view. The first time one of our 150 MPH machines runs over a 14 year old erratic girl on a jet ski it might be over for all of us because the public will vilify us to hell and back no matter how at fault the teenager was.
I assure you guys that although some people on this site feel that it is the responsibility of every other boater that we share the water with to account for the possibility that one of us might come barreling at them in a 150+ MPH machine, the rest of the boating community does not share that view. The first time one of our 150 MPH machines runs over a 14 year old erratic girl on a jet ski it might be over for all of us because the public will vilify us to hell and back no matter how at fault the teenager was.
06-22-2017 | 07:33 AM
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Same here.
That's exactly the way I have operated my boats forever and I've yet to regret it - although I have been the one to stand down or even come off plane countless times when I had the right-of-way. We as HP boaters have machines that will two-fold out-accelerate and outrun any potential idiot that might ever wander across our path (if we can turn them) so I always "TRY" to keep enough distance between myself and any potential idiots so I can avoid them no matter what erratic move they make. . If it is too crowded or if I am in too restricted a channel to allow for such maneuvers I simply I slow down - or even stop.
I assure you guys that although some people on this site feel that it is the responsibility of every other boater that we share the water with to account for the possibility that one of us might come barreling at them in a 150+ MPH machine, the rest of the boating community does not share that view. The first time one of our 150 MPH machines runs over a 14 year old erratic girl on a jet ski it might be over for all of us because the public will vilify us to hell and back no matter how at fault the teenager was.
I assure you guys that although some people on this site feel that it is the responsibility of every other boater that we share the water with to account for the possibility that one of us might come barreling at them in a 150+ MPH machine, the rest of the boating community does not share that view. The first time one of our 150 MPH machines runs over a 14 year old erratic girl on a jet ski it might be over for all of us because the public will vilify us to hell and back no matter how at fault the teenager was.
06-22-2017 | 08:25 AM
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That's exactly the way I have operated my boats forever and I've yet to regret it - although I have been the one to stand down or even come off plane countless times when I had the right-of-way. We as HP boaters have machines that will two-fold out-accelerate and outrun any potential idiot that might ever wander across our path (if we can turn them) so I always "TRY" to keep enough distance between myself and any potential idiots so I can avoid them no matter what erratic move they make. . If it is too crowded or if I am in too restricted a channel to allow for such maneuvers I simply I slow down - or even stop.
06-22-2017 | 10:23 AM
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There is one indisputable fact that everyone must always remember. Most boat operators only drive there boats once or twice a year. They don't have a clue about rules of the road and seldom pay attention to other boat traffic. You must drive defensively during peak boating times because these operators have no idea what to do in boat traffic.
I have completely stopped in the water because I had no idea which way they were going.
Everybody be safe. And always carefully pick your time and place to push the throttles open.
I have completely stopped in the water because I had no idea which way they were going.
Everybody be safe. And always carefully pick your time and place to push the throttles open.
06-22-2017 | 10:52 PM
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They waited until early Monday morning. Had all the Safty gear working for them. This was after the weekend boat traffic. Horrible accident. It really sounds like they were trying to be safe. Testing for the shootout on a Monday morning. Hope everyone can make a full recovery.
06-23-2017 | 10:16 AM
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They waited until early Monday morning. Had all the Safty gear working for them. This was after the weekend boat traffic. Horrible accident. It really sounds like they were trying to be safe. Testing for the shootout on a Monday morning. Hope everyone can make a full recovery.
Hoping for a speedy recovery.
06-23-2017 | 10:24 AM
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06-23-2017 | 11:28 AM
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I feel good after reading the last 1/2 dozen posts that a lot of you guys truly care about your safety as well as everyone around you. Like a lot have said, there are so many morons on the water who just went out and bought a boat or rented a boat yet have no clue about the activity. It's very scary on my lake every wknd when there are boats going in every direction without a single clue about safety. Like others have said, I'd rather come off plane and putz until I figure out what the idiots are going to do. Too many times I'm rolling down the lake and 40-50 and a boat will just continue to rip across my bow and not even look. As if they can't hear my exhaust and see me coming. Even if I have the right of way I typically alter my course just to get away from the idiots and lake lice. I'm happy to hear the occupants of the Skater are OK and I pray that all of us out on the waterways stay safe.
