Donna
Guru
- Joined
- Aug 30, 2016
- Messages
- 1,231
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Southerly
- Vessel Make
- 1986 Marine Trader 36' Sundeck
As the weekend starts, this is just a reminder to be super vigilant on the waterways. There are many weekend warriors out there who take some risks in front of and in the wakes of us larger vessels. This happened to me on Memorial Day. Just came through Sebastian Inlet, (if that weren't enough) a 17ft speed boat with 3 twenty something testosterone filled jerks decided to overtake me. Normally this is not a problem. However, there were hundreds of boats in the water and I was cruising along at around 5 knots. The jerks decided they were going to show off and hit my boat with some spray except they hit the wake of a vessel traveling at a much higher rate of speed. This made their vessel airborne directly in front of mine. It was close and I was about 3 feet away from running over the top of them. I have not been able to talk about this till now. It upset me and I do not like to be on the water during holidays.
So, I wish all a happy and safe 4th!!
So, I wish all a happy and safe 4th!!