The majority of "Offshore" boaters are safe and courteous (are all elderly drivers dangerous, did you see the news last night? old lady went thru roof of house!). We all deal with the sky rocketing insurance rates due to accidents like this and few deserve the rising cost and reputation. (btw, I have many years in offshore boats, never had an incident,insurance claim or ticket of any type) It seems most of the accidents like this happen with inexperienced operators, they try to find the limits of the boat and obviously go to far.
BTW, they are referred as "offshore" boats because of their ability to withstand offshore conditions - if you spend anytime on the lake you know how rough it can get. They are the only kind of boat to be on when the water kicks up, reagrdless of desired speed. Mine is only 31 feet and have been in monster conditions offshore and always make it back in 1 piece. I spend little time on the lake because it seems like an endless rookie trianing camp for new and discourteous boaters, reagrdless of type and size.
Happy boating!
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