Video from the helmet of a windsurfer on Port Phillip Bay shows a dangerous near miss with a jet-skier.

Read more: www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/death-sparks-calls-for-more-jet-ski-restrictions-20120226-1twkp.html

Discuss.

We had a few @ Invy on Saturday, snaking between swimmers from the boat ramp to the Angling Club....really dangerous, given there was very little water in the channel and kids/ families everywhere.

There was a bit of karma though.....one particular Jetski rider had been deliberately buzzing us on the outer bank and he must have run too shallow and sucked in some sand...the tide was racing out, and I sailed passed him as he desperately tried to get the thing started...once he got around Pensioners Point, things got a bit more desperate and he asked me if I could give him a tow!
I told him he could jump off and stand up where he was, and beach the thing on the bank, and the tide would turn in about half an hour so he could float back!!!
That's not wrong is it??

in about half an hour so he could float back

You sure it was 'only' half an hour Drift ??!! lol

the yellow markers with No PYC on them are the jet ski markers.

Tell a petrol head that they can buy a 250 HP rocket that will outrun almost anything a license costs $150 and rego is $70 and see them line up.

Banning them is silly, restricting the use can be usefull but most of all - EDUCATION on how when and where to use them will be more benificial.

There are a lot of Jet skiier's out there that you don't see. They're out in the middle of the bay doing their thing without anyone knowing about it.

Don't paint these people with the same brush as the 'hoons'.

What happened on the weekend is an unfortunate accident. The jet skier is going to have to live with this for the rest of his life.

I wonder if theres any split in jet ski-ing between sit-down and stand-up?

I've sailed at a lake thatalso did both types of jetski and they did seems to appeal to different types.

I've enjoyed stand-up. Its a challenge, needs learning and takes some skill to even get going.

The sit-down I found a bit boring as there was nothing left to learn after 10 mins(OK proper wave riding them must take skill, as must racing.
I'm sure they can be ridden skillfully but they dont REQUIRE it)
Its like a fairground ride. The thrill is more about speed and not skill.

i have actually been hit by a jet ski whilst sailing. Guy was out of control, going 30m parallell to beach (crowded).

The only thing that saved me was to pop into a small jump (reflex reaction- not due to skill), the undersurface of the board bounced off the jetski, he fell off and the safety cord stopped the jet ski. This would have saved him hitting people as he admitted he didnt know what he was doing. He copped a spray from everyone

Very sad for the family of this victim- even us sailors need to be so careful with swimmers close to shore.

We too need to look out for swimmers when sailing!

One time Wsurfing from Williamstown to Kerford road i missed a guy by meters doing around 25 kts about 500m off the beach. He was swimming towards williamstown, I guess in preparation to the Port Melb to Willy swim.
Due to the angle of the sun on the water he was hard to see, at the last minute I had to swerve big time to avoid a collision. It scared the crap out of me, smashing into a guy with a 40cm slalom fin wouldn't be nice.

He didn't even know I just missed him and kept swimming.

To the guy in the vid, nice air by the way :)