High Drama at Studland yesterday

Yesterday the Dorset Echo reported that the police and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch had been informed.
 
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Hope the Guy is ok, it's one hell of a wake up call for some of us but can't help thinking we knew it would happen somewhere soon.
We witnessed exactly the same thing in a quiet anchorage recently, jet skiers at full throttle through the anchorage, only to turn around when through and come straight back at full speed through the moored boats again, because of the amount of boats at anchor we were anchored outside the 5 knot limit I don't think it gives anyone the excuse to use full throttle around any boat at anchor wherever it is.

I'm afraid it will only lead to one thing, compulsory licensing.
Although the majority of the idiots will not bother registering, I can see the need for registration numbers to allow ordinary folks to report the idiots but it will not stop them.

I guess the excitement of close proximity handling is what drives these idiots to do such things, no consideration for anyone else, just like when they take them home at 90mph behind the Subaru!
 
I visited Studland for the first time in ages last summer and found it thoroughly unpleasant - mainly because of a powerboat that seemed to want to make as much noise as possible by pulling a waterskier in slalom-like fashion through the anchored boats. I've avoided it since. This was on August 13th last year:

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The incident described by the OP does make me wonder who we can complain to when we see antisocial and dangerous behaviour like this going on. The CG? The Police?
 
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Whitelighter said:
When we had an engine failure on a delivery trip from Kos to Athens the Hellenic CG were very good in there assistance.

Even if we were greated at the port on a tiny island by a bank of blue flashing lights and armed personell. Was all a bit screy for 10 minutes but was all quite amicable in the end.

Most of them just wanted to look round the boat :)
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Don't get me wrong, the Hellenic CG (from what I hear) are one of the few public sectors that do a pretty good job (except the pratts that were chanting racist slogans on a national parade...but I'm not sure if they were CG or Army..but that's another story)...but they have a very limited amount of resources, which from what I read are stretched as it is, trying to stop illegal immigrants coming over on the boats.

From personal experience I waited far to long for a Greek Ambulance to turn up whilst I was helping out some fella that had come off his motor bike. Thankfully I'd managed to stop the bleeding from a nasty gash he had on his arm..would have been a different story if he'd had to wait whilst still bleeding. The same goes for this guy with the jet ski by the sounds of it, if it wasn't for the Helicopter I can't help thinking what the end result would have been.
 
arto said:
a powerboat that seemed to want to make as much noise as possible by pulling a waterskier in slalom-like fashion through the anchored boats.
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The incident described by the OP does make me wonder who we can complain to when we see antisocial and dangerous behaviour like this going on. The CG? The Police?
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Good shot this one. I've found most of the anchorages like Priory Bay, Osborne and those out of creeks to be all the same. Could be speed boats, Ribs or Jetskis, usually with pretty young drivers told to keep nearby.

These anchorages are quite naff if you want to sit quietly for lunch. Last weekend we made it into Beaulieu for the night and on Sunday morning around 10:00ish a 6 seater bowrider with 6 people in it came up the river from the entrance to out of sight at about 30 knots, high revs and sounded almost flat out. I've never seen anything in the river this quick, even the harbour master would not have kept up.

1/2 an hour later, and orange Rib a rib came up with 3 onboard and a 10 yr old under instruction. They passed so close to me that I could hear the instruction of just when they could hit the throttle. In his excitement, it would appear that he do just that as he came alongside me... Bang 20 knots aqap!

This whole thread is crazy, just need acouple of deaths and we'll all be wearing number plates. And YEP, the offenders won't both to register! :(
 
Thanks for all the comments and responses everyone. The event made a big impression on me, and the need for some kind of policing of speed limits is obvious from what everyone has said. I hadn't realised that this was going to be such a hot topic - but (at time of writing) over 2900 views in 3 days shows that this is something that has the particular interest of lots of us.

I didn't post any identifying info originally, but it now seems to have come into the public domain through other sources, so I might as well confirm that the name of the Sunseeker was Voodoo, the Princess was (I think) Lugswell or similar, and the Trimaran was Lil Annie. I haven't heard from anywhere how the injured guy is, or if the rumour that he was going to have an amputation is in fact true.

Chatting to other berth-holders on my pontoon, it turns out that the injured guy is a known "character" with lots of form relating to run-ins with other boaters, ranging from shouting matches to near collisions. Looks like he has been an accident waiting to happen for a long time and his luck finally ran out.
 
strakeryrius said:
Thanks for all the comments and responses everyone. The event made a big impression on me, and the need for some kind of policing of speed limits is obvious from what everyone has said. I hadn't realised that this was going to be such a hot topic - but (at time of writing) over 2900 views in 3 days shows that this is something that has the particular interest of lots of us.

I didn't post any identifying info originally, but it now seems to have come into the public domain through other sources, so I might as well confirm that the name of the Sunseeker was Voodoo, the Princess was (I think) Lugswell or similar, and the Trimaran was Lil Annie. I haven't heard from anywhere how the injured guy is, or if the rumour that he was going to have an amputation is in fact true.

Chatting to other berth-holders on my pontoon, it turns out that the injured guy is a known "character" with lots of form relating to run-ins with other boaters, ranging from shouting matches to near collisions. Looks like he has been an accident waiting to happen for a long time and his luck finally ran out.
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Seems to me as if he got what he deserved. With luck, all of these idiots will crash and lose a limb, it'll be much more pleasant out there for the rest of us. Imagine living next door to an ar5se like this.
 
PaulGooch said:
Seems to me as if he got what he deserved. With luck, all of these idiots will crash and lose a limb, it'll be much more pleasant out there for the rest of us. Imagine living next door to an ar5se like this.
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Wow, that's pretty strong. I wouldn't wish the loss of a limb on anyone. I would just hope that he would have learned something from all those previous near-misses, and moderated his behaviour accordingly. The fact that he hasn't and has remained a hazard for other users and himself probably means that we are all better off without him on the water, but its a very high price to pay to learn that lesson.
 
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arto said:
I visited Studland for the first time in ages last summer and found it thoroughly unpleasant - mainly because of a powerboat that seemed to want to make as much noise as possible by pulling a waterskier in slalom-like fashion through the anchored boats. I've avoided it since. This was on August 13th last year:

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The incident described by the OP does make me wonder who we can complain to when we see antisocial and dangerous behaviour like this going on. The CG? The Police?
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Perhaps those suggested eco-moorings will get more support if they are arranged as trots with lines linking the buoys!
 
strakeryrius said:
Wow, that's pretty strong. I wouldn't wish the loss of a limb on anyone. I would just hope that he would have learned something from all those previous near-misses, and moderated his behaviour accordingly. The fact that he hasn't and has remained a hazard for other users and himself probably means that we are all better off without him on the water, but its a very high price to pay to learn that lesson.
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I realised it was a bit strong as i typed it and thought to myself "is it harsh, should i have some sympathy for the guy". I tried, but i couldn't manage any for him. As you point out, he learned nothing from previous close misses. He was happy enough to whizz around the anchorage and risk injuring (or worse) one of the kids swimming in the water, or one of the other boaters (the people on the trimaran maybe), so it seems justice that for once, it was the idiot that got hurt. All too often, the idiot hurts innocent people around him and as the Major points out, "it would never be his fault".

If he had hit one of the children in the water i would be saddened and have great sympathy for the child and it's family. I just don't feel either for this individual.
 
PaulGooch said:
I realised it was a bit strong as i typed it and thought to myself "is it harsh, should i have some sympathy for the guy". I tried, but i couldn't manage any for him. As you point out, he learned nothing from previous close misses. He was happy enough to whizz around the anchorage and risk injuring (or worse) one of the kids swimming in the water, or one of the other boaters (the people on the trimaran maybe), so it seems justice that for once, it was the idiot that got hurt. All too often, the idiot hurts innocent people around him and as the Major points out, "it would never be his fault".

If he had hit one of the children in the water i would be saddened and have great sympathy for the child and it's family. I just don't feel either for this individual.
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I know how you feel, but it is always different when you have met the individual concerned.

I don't know him at all well, but he came round and helped me out when I couldn't get the OMC leg back on my Bayliner (and at no charge too) and he came back from Guernsey at 20 knots in his Fairey once so we could keep up with him and have company on the way back.

I hope he makes a full recovery and I am sure a lot of forumites based in and around Poole will know him and will be hoping that he makes a full recovery too.
 
Being good at your work and giving good customer service doesn't entitle you to behave like a prat on the water does it?
Next we'll be hearing of 'Right of Way' boats because they're a prominent member of the marine industry ... bolx!

If anything - his behaviour should be in keeping with the (reported) responsible way he runs his business and therefore shouldn't be speeding through an anchorage with or without a child on the back.

I could be doing the chap a disservice - and he had a technical failure that meant the throttle stuck open - but that wouldn't fit in with his profession otherwise, nor does it fit in with other (hearsay) reports of his antics on the water.
 
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