Deben Jet Skis

[PaulRainbow]

Sorry, but I’m baffled by your post: what assumptions? Fascinating though it was to read your life history and opinions, I only see yours.
If you bother to read my earlier post; it actually begins by saying that I agree that the water should be enjoyed by all.
Yes, I’m a sailor (btw. my boat is extremely comfortable, always affording guests an enjoyable experience ) but I have in the past tried water skiing and thoroughly enjoyed being on a speedboat. Great fun! When I feel I’m too old to safely handle a sailing boat I may well get a small mobo. Although pwc do not appeal to me I have never suggested that people should not be able to own and enjoy them.

My only assertion is that although everyone has a right to enjoy this wonderful environment, they also have the right not to have that enjoyment ruined by inappropriate or antisocial behaviour - which, unfortunately, is endemic amongst both the fast rib and, most especially, the pwc communities. That is most definitely not an assumption; it is a fact which is obvious to all who spend any time at all on the water. Anyone who wants independent, unbiased verification of that need only speak to any harbourmaster, as I have on several occasions.

I agree with that.

 

[Plum]

That wording no longer exists on the HHA guide, neither does mention of PWC on the Orwell

PWC are expressly forbidden in the harbour.

https://eastcoast-cruising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LEISURE-GUIDE-2024-Low-Res.pdf

The 2025 version is now available https://hha.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Leisure-Guide-2025-Low-Res.pdf

 

[PaulRainbow]

The 2025 version is now available https://hha.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Leisure-Guide-2025-Low-Res.pdf

Thanks, will update my copy.

 

[Black Diamond]

Terrible News. The water is there for all to enjoy.

It would appear that it is not, at least for the PWC community hoping to launch in Dorset, as I understand jet skis are banned from large parts of Lyme Bay. A cursory search suggests there are similar bans on other stretches of coast, which in turn puts more pressure on places where it is tolerated, as per Frayed Knot's foul-mouthed colleague in post 16.

 

[oldgit]

It would appear that it is not, at least for the PWC community hoping to launch in Dorset, as I understand jet skis are banned from large parts of Lyme Bay. A cursory search suggests there are similar bans on other stretches of coast, which in turn puts more pressure on places where it is tolerated, as per Frayed Knot's foul-mouthed colleague in post 16.

Heaven Forfend that a member of the Yachting community should utter a profanity at any time , especially perhaps in a conversation at the club bar regards PWCs !