Careless and Negligent operation

[jeffk]

Originally Posted by Winnicandle

I have owned PWC for years.

have never been thrown off, never seen anyone thrown off, and actually never met anyone who has been thrown off.

I have been thrown off mine once hard enough to stun me for a few seconds. I have almost gotten thrown off several times.

All times I was pushing the envelope in tight turns. The turning characteristics of my jet ski is such that it generally holds a turn smoothly unless it catches one of the chines. At that point it digs in hard and snaps the PWC around. It you're going fast enough or your weight is shifted wrong, you are going off.

Part of the fun of PWCs is this kind of maneuverability but of course you need to do this well away from other people. As with many things like this there is an element of danger and it's probably a good idea to have a spotter with you on a separate PWC.