Slalom course driving

So it seems the sudden reverse is likely the cause. As far as the operator error, I can attest from first hand experience that an inexperienced driver can easily be panicked and react in a very illogical way. Case in point, last fall when my daughter ventured too close to the rocky shore and in a panic gave the boat full throttle and hard to port. Later, stating in that split second she was just trying to get the boat away from the shore quickly - which of course just drove the boat into an even more shallow area and right over the rocks.

We both learned something that day ... she has a lot more to learn about driving a boat, especially anywhere close to the shore (or other boats, people, etc.) and I learned that I should never let someone behind the wheel that isn't very confident in their ability without watching very closely what and where they are going.

I make boats do that all the time when I cut across the wake.

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Father and his son water skiing the slalom course. Driver was making adjustments to speed control got off course at the start. For unknown reason, at 34 MPH, the nose of the boat dove into the water instantly, submerged, then surfaced again. Boat ran over a rubber buoy which was attached by surgical tubing to the anchor below. When done, the buoy was missing but the bungee was still attached (unbroken) and anchor had not moved.   No cables, ropes, or devices underwater anywhere in this lake.

That will come out of his allowance for many years to come.

Well he’s not invited back.

8122pbrainard wrote: Todd, I feel to pull the bow down like that, the hang up had to be pretty far forward like the bow eye on the stem or a tracking fin? It sure would be great if more info comes out on exactly what caused the issue.

I agree, however, I had no idea that those were attached to the boat good enough. It looks like it would have ripped the bow eye or the tracking fin right off.

Plus the center line of boat was right inline with boat guides.... had to have gotten hung up. If motor seized wouldn’t there be prop slippage to a degree?

Monkey bars, no good for course addicts. Also crappy driving from the get go.

Ball of Spray owner said was because the engine seized. Hard to see how that would cause that.   

Yeah I been watching that. What kind of anchors and lines are they using to not break? And I thought I was a bad driver for those -35 and less

Somebody had a bad day

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