Y
yamaslut
Guest
SuperJETT said:
I was about 100 yards away when it happened... it was a rental ski and the dude was flirting w/ disaster riding right in front of the Poce Inlet rocks in surf that was extremely dangerous at best....
Y
yamaslut
Guest
Shonuff said:
no..... sitdown rental
Ollie Rastabean
TWIST GRAPHIX
- Location
- St. Pete, FL/Freeport Bahamas
Nick-
You gonna give us your version of what happened??
-O
You gonna give us your version of what happened??
-O
Ollie Rastabean
TWIST GRAPHIX
- Location
- St. Pete, FL/Freeport Bahamas
SuperJETT said:
OK Jett , Since you seem to know all of the details. Did he hit his head on the ski, end up on the rocks, just plain drown, not wearing a vest or hit by another ski??
-O
Y
yamaslut
Guest
Two guys that were not experienced riders went out the mouth of the inlet in 12ft surf and one got ejected and drowned. His buddy picked him up after he had been floating unconscience for several minutes. he was dead before he got out of the water... Coast Guard went out to look for him, but it was too big for them to even go out in... I've only seen the inlet like that a few times.... scary **** for even a rider like me, i can't imagine going out there on a sitdown w/ no experience....
I'll get all the details from Beach Patrol and The Fire Dept...
This type **** pisses me off.... I think the Rental place should take percaution and not let people out in conditions like that... Small craft advisory, sorry, no rentals today, or make them stay in the flats somehow... I bet they probably were not suppose to be in the surf anyway.... who knows... Something needs to change though...
I'll get all the details from Beach Patrol and The Fire Dept...
This type **** pisses me off.... I think the Rental place should take percaution and not let people out in conditions like that... Small craft advisory, sorry, no rentals today, or make them stay in the flats somehow... I bet they probably were not suppose to be in the surf anyway.... who knows... Something needs to change though...
Last edited by a moderator:
Cane700
Broken Jetskiier
- Location
- Chicago, IL
Alway sad to hear of fatalities. There are alot of people that think these things are like go karts at the local mini golf park. Not to mention those big craft are so easy to operate that you become delusional and think you're a pro. Alot of people don't take the rental operator seriously when they tell them to follow certain rules. I've seen it so many times where people completely disregard the saftey advice they're given. What pisses me off the most is that these people are not even PWC enthusiasts. So were as a group a being screwed by outsiders.
Cane700
Broken Jetskiier
- Location
- Chicago, IL
yamaslut said:
Wow! what jagoff rental operators
Frosty
New York Crew
- Location
- Western New York
That's too bad. I hate to hear anything like that. You are right, the rental place should known better than to rent a ski out on a day like that.
Nick, do you have to have a safe boaters cert. in FL to rent a jetski? Not that it would necessarily have saved him, but more just out of curiosity...
Nick, do you have to have a safe boaters cert. in FL to rent a jetski? Not that it would necessarily have saved him, but more just out of curiosity...
Y
yamaslut
Guest
TXJFrosty said:
not that I know of... I think if you are under 18 you do
SJBrit
Extraordinary Alien
- Location
- Bradenton, FL
Sad to hear, but unfortunately inevitable. People just don't have enough respect for the power of the surf. Don't they remember getting rolled and sucked under by a three footer when they were boogie-boarding as kids? What do they expect it to be like in surf like that, and with an 800lb machine to hang on to?
Y
yamaslut
Guest
SJBrit said:
dude.... That is sooooo freaking true.... lessons like that go along way.
I remember getting pounded by a 4fter into the sand... I came up couldn't beath... all scared and ****...
Its sad but true. Even here in little Lake Erie we lose people to the waves. Inner city kids that never learned to swim and then when they get a little older they go down to the beach and try to swim in 4-6 footers. I saved a kid last year that jumped in off of a little peer by our riding area and did'nt realize that it was like 6 feet deep with waves crashing down on him. He was instantly freakin' out.
- Location
- Cleveland Ohio
PWC should not ever be rented out. You don't see Motocross bikes being rented out. Just too dangerous, especially for inexperienced riders... The rentalls ALWAYS cause problems on our beach.
Makes us all look bad... Hopefully they will ban the rentals in the Ocean and not try to ban all skis in the ocean.
Makes us all look bad... Hopefully they will ban the rentals in the Ocean and not try to ban all skis in the ocean.
JustGood
X-H
- Location
- Allegan, MI
right on, except when i go on vacation and dont bring my ski i like to rent one and ride> HMMM. maybe they should only rent to people that can show proof that they own a pwc already. J/K that is a stupid idea
SUPERJET-113
GASKETS FOR CHAMP BRAP!
- Location
- Lake Havasu City, AZ USA
Both parties are fools! THe rental place should not of rented that day and the peeps that rented were stupid/ignorant or drunk or all of the above..
Sorry to hear!
Sorry to hear!
Sanford
ECF
- Location
- Freeride capital of the world
We have a rental PWC rental place down here (friends of mine) and they specifically tell all rental operators "do not go out into the open ocean." Having said that, there is no way to prevent someone from not listening to rules or guidelines.
I've seen my share of FNG's ridding in big surf with bad results. One time I got lucky because some idiot washed his PWC deep into the jetty rocks. He walked away and said f'it...insurance and I ran home to get my tools. Amazing what you can do with a hacksaw, 10mm/12mm/15mm
I've seen my share of FNG's ridding in big surf with bad results. One time I got lucky because some idiot washed his PWC deep into the jetty rocks. He walked away and said f'it...insurance and I ran home to get my tools. Amazing what you can do with a hacksaw, 10mm/12mm/15mm