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Originally Posted by MAXUM
To your stated statics:
Of those 750 deaths, nearly half (331) died in accidents involving boats of less than 16 feet in length
I bet you that most in that class were jetskis. I conclude this by making a simple observation. It'd be pretty tough to kill yourself in a boat this small unless it was a jetski. Common, what else falls in this category, a canoe, kayak, blow up boat, skiff, sunfish?
I'm not bashing neither jetskis nor off shore racers here, just trying to state a neutral point based on your data regardless of my own personal feelings on the matter.
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Tried to send you a private note & e-mail, no luck.
Good point, but another perception that does not meet the reality check.
In the under 16 foot class, of the 331 people who perished only 71 (or roughly 20%) were involving jet skis.
And since 1996 overall jet-ski accidents have been in a downward trend nationwide!
80% of those who died were operating what you guessed...skiffs, small sailboats, rowboats kayaks etc. And a great many of those who died in these smaller craft had no formal boating education.
As a matter of fact, 80% of the operators involved in fatal collisions have not attneded boating training!
Anyway, let's all be safe this summer and not become a statistic ourselves!
Thanks for taking the time to read & respond....
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