Weekend photos

What sort of idiot considers himself famous for having to be rescued?
Okay firstly, it's called a joke. Something you should familiarise yourself with as it seems you have a stick jammed so far up your own ass that you seem to take everything too serious.

What sort of idiot buys a jetski and has no idea of seamanship (because what sort of idiot would take three to sea, maroon one on Ireland’s Eye when leaving him/her on the pier at Howth would have been safer and just as easy?)
Actually I do have a fair idea on seamanship (more than your average jetskier anyway), as mentioned in different threads I've done a few courses. Firstly I didn't "maroon" anyone, Ireland's Eye had tens of people still on it. Last thing I want to do is constantly be coming in and out of the busy harbour area to drop and collect people every 5 minutes, so Ireland's Eye certainly seems like a better choice.

What sort of idiot revs an engine in shallow water so that its intake gets fouled on weed?
Again, that stick is so far up there you are assuming that's what happened. The jetski sucked them up with the engine on idle when dropping off the lads. The jetski cut out when I was in the middle of the sea, so my friend who I had "marooned" saw this and got other jet ski users on Ireland's Eye to tow me to the beach (they wouldn't tow us to the harbour for some reason). Should my friend have been at Howth harbour, he wouldn't have seen this and could have made the situation a lot worse.

What sort of idiot writes hahaha continuously on a rescue op and thinks it’s a cool experience after causing the call-out of inshore and offshore lifeboats, and the Coastguard ?
Again, it's called a joke. I'm trying to make a somewhat serious situation a bit light hearted. I didn't ask for all those to be launched I clearly mentioned "PAN PAN" & "not in any immediate danger" so I don't know why they launched so many. I'm not going to lie, it was a cool experience. I never said I didn't learn anything out of it though, I learnt plenty. I enjoyed seeing how it all worked and what these guys have to do on a day to day basis.

What sort of idiot writes “woulda' been great getting airlifted haha” ?
Once again, you need to pull that stick out of your ass (if it's not too far up there, which it probably is) and familiarize yourself with the word "joke".

What sort of idiot is so self-centred that he does not give a fig for screwing up the work / freetime of VOLUNTEERS?
Tell me when I said that I don't care about the work of volunteers? I knew one of the lads that rescued us and I apologized to them profusely but they said they don't mind that's what they're for, which it is. What was I supposed to do, stay there and freeze to death?

You clearly have a problem with jetskiers in general and are absolutely oblivious to the fact they're not all the same.

@Tabnabs - I highly doubt it cost that much considering the all weather life boat didn't even move and the inshore was only on the water for around 15 mins.

Again you all seem to have a massive hatred towards jetski users before you even know their story. I tried to socialise with you and get a better understanding of why you all feel this way but your sense seems to go out the window when discussing this subject. So instead of humouring "idiots" like pedroeibar1 I will instead bid you all fairwell. :pac:

Edit: I'm also unfollowing all threads in this forum as the majority of you are the least welcoming people I've ever met. Good day and I'll cya on the water

pedroeibar1 wrote: »

What a totally stupid idiot!!
What sort of idiot considers himself famous for having to be rescued?
What sort of idiot buys a jetski and has no idea of seamanship (because what sort of idiot would take three to sea, maroon one on Ireland’s Eye when leaving him/her on the pier at Howth would have been safer and just as easy?)
What sort of idiot revs an engine in shallow water so that its intake gets fouled on weed?
What sort of idiot writes hahaha continuously on a rescue op and thinks it’s a cool experience after causing the call-out of inshore and offshore lifeboats, and the Coastguard ?
What sort of idiot writes “woulda' been great getting airlifted haha” ?
What sort of idiot is so self-centred that he does not give a fig for screwing up the work / freetime of VOLUNTEERS?
I really, really hope that someday there will be some way idiots could be invoiced for the costs of their stupidity. Thank God for Darwin. Go away, idiot, before I get infracted for writing in terms that more accurately describe you and your stupidity.
These posts should be in the threads on idiots that emerge when the sun is out.

Not really any need for that IMO.

Superb picture

10 years old, experienced, wearing a kill cord and no PFD?
Please tell me I'm mistaken.
If I'm not, it's recklessly stupid and illegal.

Hifive wrote: »

O.K. fair point,
Thanks for your comment.
While it doesn't excuse not wearing a pfd, here is the circumstances.
I was actually helming all day, I just gave her the helm to take the pic. probably less than a minute.
She had just got back on board having been swimming. She is at level 5 with the IWS swimming classes. She was wearing her pfd when skiing but took it off for the swim. It's hard to swim in a pfd and the wetsuit gives some buoyancy anyway.
When I took back the helm, I instructed her to put her pfd back on. You can see her wearing it in the 4th pic.

I guessed as much. I saw her wearing one in other pics. However, I see an adult in another pic without any PFD on as well. I have no problem with kids swimming supervised near a stationary boat without a PFD.

I just think that, especially with kids, we need to promote a culture that it is never alright to not wear a PDF on board any small craft, not even for a minute - and this applies to everyone. Having adults seemingly exempt from this does not help develop this culture.

The wearing of Pfd and every other aspect of safety on the water, is all to do with the mindset of the people involved, just like the wearing of seatbelts on our roads, it took years to get it across, and still hasn't reached quite a few non believers, probably never will.
In over twenty years I had a fair few different type of Pfd, some as restrictive as a straitjacket, now not so much.
And right now it's feels very awkward to not be wearing one, as opposed to having one on, just like the seatbelt......