for the few of you south FL guys here that ride at the markham jetski lake regularly or occasionally...
i spoke with the one of the managers of markham park, the other day, about the possibility of dividing the jetski lake into 2 parts. 1 for standups and 1 for couches. i told her that the area didnt need to be too big, but big enough to accomodate 5 or 6 standups. basically from the 4th or 5th parking spot straight across toward the west. or all the way on the south end of the lake where we used to launch about 10 years ago. she seemed interested in what i was saying because i mentioned the safety factor involved with separating the standups from the sitdown "speedboats":sneaky: . i basically told her that the standups arent fast, we generally make quick hairpin turns in a confined area and theres usually a no0b on a couch going full throttle right next to us as if theyre passing on the right lane in a residential neighborhood at 70 mph. she said she has seen the chaos out there and knew exactly what i was talking about. she was also saying that she remembered when that lake was all standups and they rarely had a problem back then. she also said that she rode a standup years ago and remembered how challenging, yet fun, it was.... basically, she knew where i was coming from.
ive also been speaking with the staff that oversees the lake during riding hours about it and they all agreed that itd be a good idea. in fact, one of them that was there about a month ago is the one that brought it up to me when some drunken couchers were being dangerous morons. they were splashing their kids who were swimming in the water and coming within 1-2 feet of them. funny thing is that it works in our favor to discuss it while the couchers are out there because you can just point out what youre trying to describe.
so if this sounds as good an idea to you as it does to me, call and ask for margie or allison or stop by the office the next time youre there and bring it up to them as there is power in numbers. :biggthumpup:
i spoke with the one of the managers of markham park, the other day, about the possibility of dividing the jetski lake into 2 parts. 1 for standups and 1 for couches. i told her that the area didnt need to be too big, but big enough to accomodate 5 or 6 standups. basically from the 4th or 5th parking spot straight across toward the west. or all the way on the south end of the lake where we used to launch about 10 years ago. she seemed interested in what i was saying because i mentioned the safety factor involved with separating the standups from the sitdown "speedboats":sneaky: . i basically told her that the standups arent fast, we generally make quick hairpin turns in a confined area and theres usually a no0b on a couch going full throttle right next to us as if theyre passing on the right lane in a residential neighborhood at 70 mph. she said she has seen the chaos out there and knew exactly what i was talking about. she was also saying that she remembered when that lake was all standups and they rarely had a problem back then. she also said that she rode a standup years ago and remembered how challenging, yet fun, it was.... basically, she knew where i was coming from.
ive also been speaking with the staff that oversees the lake during riding hours about it and they all agreed that itd be a good idea. in fact, one of them that was there about a month ago is the one that brought it up to me when some drunken couchers were being dangerous morons. they were splashing their kids who were swimming in the water and coming within 1-2 feet of them. funny thing is that it works in our favor to discuss it while the couchers are out there because you can just point out what youre trying to describe.
so if this sounds as good an idea to you as it does to me, call and ask for margie or allison or stop by the office the next time youre there and bring it up to them as there is power in numbers. :biggthumpup:
