Jetskiers at Baiter slipway in Poole

[Nos4r2]

Just sent this email to Poole Harbour commissioners. Hopefully someone will take some notice.
Anyone else had problems with them there? I think it's time for a concerted campaign to highlight this issue before someone is seriously hurt or killed by these irresponsible cretins.

Originally Posted by me

To whom it may concern,

As a regular user of Baiter Park slipway I must congratulate you on providing such a well laid out,reasonably priced facility with excellent services.
However I feel I must draw your attention to the appalling behaviour of jetskiers directly next to the slipway on weekend afternoons.
Every time without exception that I have recovered my boat there I have struggled to avoid damage to my boat due to 3 or more jetskis using the slip as an area to practice various tricks and generally race about at speeds far in excess of the 10 knot limit causing significant wash by constantly stop/starting.

Yesterday (24th April 2010,1535hrs) however was far worse.The slipway was extremely hard to use because the wash of 3 or 4 jetskis stop/starting was constantly hitting it. To add to this,one PWC crossed the slipway itself at full throttle within ten feet of me while I was struggling to line my boat up with the trailer, spraying me with his wake.
During this display the Poole Harbour Commission representative was present in the permit hut at the carpark and did nothing.
All of the PWCs concerned are displaying registration numbers which unfortunately I was unable to note due to being in the process of recovering my boat.

I am concerned that the current behaviour will cause a fatality caused by a PWC coming into contact with a slipway user and ask that the use of PWCs is banned from the area around the slipway-ie, 'launch and leave'. There is a perfectly adequate PWC area next to Brownsea and I cannot understand why they are not actively encouraged to use it.

Yours sincerely

.....

[BogMonster]

Do jetskis have to have insurance? - what if one did hit somebody/something?

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by BogMonster

Do jetskis have to have insurance? - what if one did hit somebody/something?

Yep, have to have permits,ID numbers, insurance etc to launch at Baiter.

Insurance isn't any comfort if you're the injured party though.

[Channel Ribs]

It might be worth mentioning it to the Police, the marine division use jetskiis and they are keen to promote their safe use.

[250kts]

Nos, I sent a letter very similar letter last year. The general behavior is dreadful, and caused us so much stress during launch and recovery that we stopped using it, dispite having a yearly permit.

The guy in the office does absolutely nothing, a joke him even being there. I suggested a seperate slip way for the jetskis.

Whilst I hope you get a result, my letter was not even acknowledged. It would seem to be too much trouble to sort.

Steve

[Andy B]

get the same problem at hythe marina!
you get 3 or 4 ski's that never leave the area of the slip because of the croud of twenty mates that have come down to watch them twat around.
and thats in the 6 knot zone

[Channel Ribs]

Give it a fortnight and if no response talk to a reporter, they will no doubt love a chance to have a dig at authority - who it seems are ignoring a matter of public safety.

I still think an informal word to the Police marine guys might help.

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by malthouse

Give it a fortnight and if no response talk to a reporter, they will no doubt love a chance to have a dig at authority - who it seems are ignoring a matter of public safety.

I still think an informal word to the Police marine guys might help.

You might be right.

I'll give it 3 days and ring PHC first though.

[bradosh]

Originally Posted by BogMonster

Do jetskis have to have insurance? - what if one did hit somebody/something?

u dead

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by bradosh

u dead

Only a matter of time before it happens too.