On the Colorado River September 2, 2018. 9 injured, 4 presumed dead.
It was reported as a head-on collision.
Too many times have I been in a situation when other "boaters" have a disregard for rules of the water. I've had to throttle down, throttle up, veer away sharply to avoid collision, with the other person oblivious to what they have done or just don't care.
A few of times I think it was intentional. In three separate incidents, boats have cut across my bow within 30 feet and no other boats were around. Once it was at night after a firework display. The other two times there was plenty of lake to make their move after we passed each other. I think their intent was to put me into their wake. Maybe just plain disrespect or maybe intoxication...who knows?
In my younger more intolerant days, I would have probably chased them down....but now I try not to make them ruin our day out.
And just to note, I'm no speed demon. I usually just go fast enough to get on plane then throttle down a bit just enough to keep it there. That's around 25 mph. The rest of the time I just idle around, taking in the sites.
It was reported as a head-on collision.
Too many times have I been in a situation when other "boaters" have a disregard for rules of the water. I've had to throttle down, throttle up, veer away sharply to avoid collision, with the other person oblivious to what they have done or just don't care.
A few of times I think it was intentional. In three separate incidents, boats have cut across my bow within 30 feet and no other boats were around. Once it was at night after a firework display. The other two times there was plenty of lake to make their move after we passed each other. I think their intent was to put me into their wake. Maybe just plain disrespect or maybe intoxication...who knows?
In my younger more intolerant days, I would have probably chased them down....but now I try not to make them ruin our day out.
And just to note, I'm no speed demon. I usually just go fast enough to get on plane then throttle down a bit just enough to keep it there. That's around 25 mph. The rest of the time I just idle around, taking in the sites.
