03-19-2021, 12:52 PM
There are several YouTube videos of bass boat accidents where one or more people were violently thrown from the boat at speed. I fully admit that tournament bass boats are ludicrously overpowered and dangerously fast (nearing 80 mph) but the fact remains that boats are fairly unstable vehicles and waves are unpredictable. As are hidden objects under the surface.
It is fairly common to see boats make abrupt gyrations, and the higher the speed the more violent the gybe. Even if you were not thrown out of the boat, it would be far better to have the engine quit with you sprawled somewhere away from the controls. I believe that is the intent of the law.
It is fairly common to see boats make abrupt gyrations, and the higher the speed the more violent the gybe. Even if you were not thrown out of the boat, it would be far better to have the engine quit with you sprawled somewhere away from the controls. I believe that is the intent of the law.