Triton II
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Re: Chased down a jet-flea!
We have a "Jet Ski Patrol" manned by our Maritime Police. They were set up to prevent Jet Skis operating on Sydney Harbour (they are banned from the Harbour) however not a single infringement has been noted in the four years since the ban came into force. So our JSP guys now patrol Botany Bay and the river that feeds it (the Georges River) and they do a great job of keeping the idiots at bay, be they Jet Skiers, Ski boats or Gin Palaces. I for one love riding Jet Skis... off shore on a big reef break... but find they are a pain in the neck just bimbling along. I use my boat for that and have found I'm using the boat more and more and the Jet Ski less and less.<br />The JSP guys will chase someone down for you if you radio through a complaint to their base... a guy driving a Riviera 48 copped a $550 fine just before Christmas for creating excessive wash in a "no wash" zone. Must admit I didn't feel the slightest guilt in radioing that one through and I know plenty of my boating friends have started using the radio more!<br />Best thing about Jet Skis? Watching newbies try to back the little trailers they use down the ramp... jacknife city!
We have a "Jet Ski Patrol" manned by our Maritime Police. They were set up to prevent Jet Skis operating on Sydney Harbour (they are banned from the Harbour) however not a single infringement has been noted in the four years since the ban came into force. So our JSP guys now patrol Botany Bay and the river that feeds it (the Georges River) and they do a great job of keeping the idiots at bay, be they Jet Skiers, Ski boats or Gin Palaces. I for one love riding Jet Skis... off shore on a big reef break... but find they are a pain in the neck just bimbling along. I use my boat for that and have found I'm using the boat more and more and the Jet Ski less and less.<br />The JSP guys will chase someone down for you if you radio through a complaint to their base... a guy driving a Riviera 48 copped a $550 fine just before Christmas for creating excessive wash in a "no wash" zone. Must admit I didn't feel the slightest guilt in radioing that one through and I know plenty of my boating friends have started using the radio more!<br />Best thing about Jet Skis? Watching newbies try to back the little trailers they use down the ramp... jacknife city!
)<br /><br />I do chase down pwc and BOATS that come by my place in a now wake zone. It's not PWC's....it's irresponsible watercraft owners. Actually, I've chased down more boats that PWC's in my area!
