Fountain @ LOTO passengers injured in near rollover
09-05-2012, 11:57 AM
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The most dangerous drivers here are the ones who think they never make any driving mistakes, and, therefore, never learn from them. They are the ones who think they are God's gift to boat driving. It's very easy to arm chair quarterback other drivers on what they did wrong, but it doesn't make that person a better driver than the one they are criticizing. We can't even see the waves or the attitude of the boat in this video. It seems a lot of this discussion has gone far beyond just learning from the mistakes, and is more about pumping up egos.
I see people who are real "experts", with extensive performance driving experience and highly honed skills, racing offshore boats, and they spin them, stuff them, flip them, and roll them.
The bottom line is there are unexpected conditions on the water, and this won't be the last time something like this happens. The best we can hope for is we learn from each incident, and try not ot make the same mistake.
My condolences go out to those who were injured, and I hope for a speedy recovery.
Michael
I see people who are real "experts", with extensive performance driving experience and highly honed skills, racing offshore boats, and they spin them, stuff them, flip them, and roll them.
The bottom line is there are unexpected conditions on the water, and this won't be the last time something like this happens. The best we can hope for is we learn from each incident, and try not ot make the same mistake.
My condolences go out to those who were injured, and I hope for a speedy recovery.
Michael
And a physics refresher course is in order for our general society, apparently.
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09-05-2012, 12:11 PM
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09-05-2012, 12:25 PM
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These guys were running next to us in the start of the poker run on friday. We were in my buddies 38' donzi till a drive let loose 40 miles from the dock.(8 hr drive back) That guy in the video, I think he said he was from Iowa, but I believe they regularly boat at the lake. The Lake of the Ozarks is very difficult to boat at and crazy stuff happens here. The waves are so big and they come from every direction and double up all the time making them very unpredictable. People just don't understand till they get here. Some people we know were up here from TX and stuffed their 36' concept center console. Tore up the boat and sent a couple of them to the hospital with minor injuries. They were ultra experienced boaters. Driving here is a whole different world. I have stuffed my boat more than once. We stuffed the 38' donzi zr last year. On Saturday leaving the shootout we had a wave come halfway up the sun pad on the 42' searay.
Check out this video of leaving the shoot out that someone posted on you tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJpDZ6sqkw
This is the craziest boating day of the year. It did not help that a storm rolled in and chased thousands of boats out at once.
These guys were running next to us in the start of the poker run on friday. We were in my buddies 38' donzi till a drive let loose 40 miles from the dock.(8 hr drive back) That guy in the video, I think he said he was from Iowa, but I believe they regularly boat at the lake. The Lake of the Ozarks is very difficult to boat at and crazy stuff happens here. The waves are so big and they come from every direction and double up all the time making them very unpredictable. People just don't understand till they get here. Some people we know were up here from TX and stuffed their 36' concept center console. Tore up the boat and sent a couple of them to the hospital with minor injuries. They were ultra experienced boaters. Driving here is a whole different world. I have stuffed my boat more than once. We stuffed the 38' donzi zr last year. On Saturday leaving the shootout we had a wave come halfway up the sun pad on the 42' searay.
Check out this video of leaving the shoot out that someone posted on you tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJpDZ6sqkw
This is the craziest boating day of the year. It did not help that a storm rolled in and chased thousands of boats out at once.
09-05-2012, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rchuntlsl
These guys were running next to us in the start of the poker run on friday. We were in my buddies 38' donzi till a drive let loose 40 miles from the dock.(8 hr drive back) That guy in the video, I think he said he was from Iowa, but I believe they regularly boat at the lake. The Lake of the Ozarks is very difficult to boat at and crazy stuff happens here. The waves are so big and they come from every direction and double up all the time making them very unpredictable. People just don't understand till they get here. Some people we know were up here from TX and stuffed their 36' concept center console. Tore up the boat and sent a couple of them to the hospital with minor injuries. They were ultra experienced boaters. Driving here is a whole different world. I have stuffed my boat more than once. We stuffed the 38' donzi zr last year. On Saturday leaving the shootout we had a wave come halfway up the sun pad on the 42' searay.
Check out this video of leaving the shoot out that someone posted on you tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJpDZ6sqkw
This is the craziest boating day of the year. It did not help that a storm rolled in and chased thousands of boats out at once.
These guys were running next to us in the start of the poker run on friday. We were in my buddies 38' donzi till a drive let loose 40 miles from the dock.(8 hr drive back) That guy in the video, I think he said he was from Iowa, but I believe they regularly boat at the lake. The Lake of the Ozarks is very difficult to boat at and crazy stuff happens here. The waves are so big and they come from every direction and double up all the time making them very unpredictable. People just don't understand till they get here. Some people we know were up here from TX and stuffed their 36' concept center console. Tore up the boat and sent a couple of them to the hospital with minor injuries. They were ultra experienced boaters. Driving here is a whole different world. I have stuffed my boat more than once. We stuffed the 38' donzi zr last year. On Saturday leaving the shootout we had a wave come halfway up the sun pad on the 42' searay.
Check out this video of leaving the shoot out that someone posted on you tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTJpDZ6sqkw
This is the craziest boating day of the year. It did not help that a storm rolled in and chased thousands of boats out at once.
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http://www.rightthisminute.com/video...ident-missouri
The daughter comments on the video and interview.
The daughter comments on the video and interview.
