RE: [Paddlewise] Jetskis

John's fear was our reality.  The PWC didn't hit us, it smashed into the
motorboat right next to us.  The motorboat was anchored on shore and we were
at the same beach practicing rolls and rescues.  The motorboat had several
young, bikini-clad females on board as well as a couple of adults.  There
were also 2 adolesents (with PFDs on) swimming around the boat.  The young
lad on the PWC apparently was trying to impress the ladies and came at them
at full speed expecting to swerve away at the last second, coating them in
his wake.  Needless to say, the maneuver did not work out too well for him.
He smashed into the boat, virtually head on at high speed (fortunately he
didn't hit the children in the water).  The motorboat family was gracious
enough to pull him aboard (totally incoherent, perhaps unconscious, I can't
remember).  They knew him.

Thus, do not trust that they have the skill to do what it takes.

This happened on the Navesink River in NJ.

Debbie Reeves
Sandy Hook, NJ

> ----------
> From: 	John David Fuller[SMTP:jfuller_at_newlink.net]
> 
> 
> The wake was not my
> concern but rather that the younger or less experienced riders would be
> able
> to control their ski's at close range.  I have to admit that I have logged
> more than a few hours on some very fast ski's and watched novices
> completely
> lose control not realizing the dynamics of what makes them turn, work etc.
> 
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