Weekend Craziness

[time2kyl]

So, who is going to brave the a-holes this weekend and hit the lake? I'm sure there will be many good stories come Monday and I look forward to reading them. Hope everyone has a great weekend. I'll be dreaming of water, any water, hell I'll take a kiddie swimming pool right now. :(

[MTtigekid]

we are.. and im sure there can besome way to send a kiddie pool your way somehow ;)

[ragboy]

We went out from 3-4pm til dark Tues-Thurs so we don't have to. No fireworks on lake this year, so we are staying off. We may go out on Sunday, just to kick it on the pontoon and swim. Doing the weekday thing was awesome, had great water, and a great time with the family. Now I am home, putting together a bunch of videos for wake9, which is just all part of the fun for me.

[Timmy!]

I am but going out on someone elses boat.

[rushin]

Not I

[Kito]

Staying home for me, heading out during the week instead.

[skyski_tige]

Hit the water this morning... we were off by 9am. I will be heading back out tonight to watch the fireworks.

[chpthril]

I wont..........first time since 99 :(

[spenchey2]

Not until fire work time. F'n tourists.

[dingleberry]

We hit Mead from about 7-12 this morning. Got off before most of the drunkards arrived. Water was not too bad. :ro:

[Duncan]

Out yesterday noon to dark. Rained out today. Tomorrow looks great ...

[Carter13]

We hit it yesterday from 8 till 4. We had pure butter for two hours. People were actually boating really well. We are taking today off and will be out tomorrow morning. I have noticed about half as many people up at our lake which I attribute to the economy.

[Memphis]

we went out yesterday, more idiots than normal, cutting way too close to boats...no chance of going out today

[hoopykat]

No way no how! Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day weekend I stay home and do something else. Stay far away from the drunk idiots those days...

-Mike

[da.bell]

Went out this AM for two sets and then got off the river. Talking about some interesting things going on. People hanging around the docks in their boats waiting to pick up their drivers, holding their boats to the docks, putting their boats into reverse before they look what is behind them, crappy water because the other boaters decided to come withint 100 feet of the riders, etc. :( Over all, it was two great sets but that was before 8 AM today :D

[Joeprunc]

I decided to get away from everyone this weekend and go wheeling up in the mountains...Wait there is NO way to get away from everyone here!

Driving out to the trail head we drove by Donner Lake...holy crap were there a ton of people, boats, cars, people, people, and more boats. There is no way I would have ever desired to be on any lake with even a tenth of the number of boats I saw.

We ended up wheeling up the hills there, hiked to a lake saw five other groups of people after we left the pavement. Found a great spot to watch the Donner Fireworks from our trucks, then headed down to the GFs house. Batteries craped out on the camera sorry no picts :(. But I assure you there was lots of skin at Donner Lake :D.

[turbonine]

We got a ticket last night for riding after sunset. The sheriff said it was for our own personal safety. To be honest it is safer to ride at midnight than noon on the lakes here in AZ. He said we should check what time sunset is before we head out to the lake so we know when to stop riding.

Sunset was at 7:42PM(doesn't actually get dark till 8:15). After the 15 minute lecture, the unecessary breathalizer and safety check, he wrote the ticket out for 7:52PM. Little bit of a subjective area here.

This sheriff was the most arrogant pr!ck I had ever run into. I can't believe he was such a stickler on this rule, especially since he was talking about the jet skier he jsut pulled over that blew a .22. Funny thing was taht he was braggin about how well he knew this lake and he can cruise it at any speed in the dark. On the way back to the ramp he cruised passed us and came within 10 feet of hitting a hazard bouy. What a tool.

I think there are much bigger concerns to worry about than a boat full of experienced boaters

[dogbert]

In Texas, we can ride for 30 minutes after sunset.

[Joeprunc]

We got a ticket last night for riding after sunset. The sheriff said it was for our own personal safety. To be honest it is safer to ride at midnight than noon on the lakes here in AZ. He said we should check what time sunset is before we head out to the lake so we know when to stop riding.

Sunset was at 7:42PM(doesn't actually get dark till 8:15). After the 15 minute lecture, the unecessary breathalizer and safety check, he wrote the ticket out for 7:52PM. Little bit of a subjective area here.

This sheriff was the most arrogant pr!ck I had ever run into. I can't believe he was such a stickler on this rule, especially since he was talking about the jet skier he jsut pulled over that blew a .22. Funny thing was taht he was braggin about how well he knew this lake and he can cruise it at any speed in the dark. On the way back to the ramp he cruised passed us and came within 10 feet of hitting a hazard bouy. What a tool.

I think there are much bigger concerns to worry about than a boat full of experienced boaters

Wow that is surprising...all the sheriff's I've met on the lake are super nice and always helpful. I've gotten two warnings for riding after sunset in the previous years. Maybe AZ is hurting for $$ just like here in CA. More tickets = more revenue.

[Carter13]

Turbonine,

What was the sheriffs justification for giving you a breathalizer test?

[ragboy]

Our sheriffs are pretty cool at Lake Oroville, and our slip is right behind the 2 sheriffs, so we have gotten to know them. One time we were going to take the waverunners out, and you have to launch them from their floating docks. So RJ was on one, and was rocking back and forth about to launch and the sheriff comes over to him. I am thinking, "Great, he isn't 16, and he is going to give us a ticket". Nope, he grabbed the front and helped RJ launch. We always throw them drinks and stuff, and they never bother us. Since we are out so much, we are pretty well known, and they will even pass us up if someone is on the back or the gunwale. One time, sheriff pulled us over for someone sitting on gunwale, and just said get down due to busy weekend, he had to do it, but normally would leave us alone. They know we don't drink, and are out there as a family, so far been very cool.

We have been known to do a bit of night riding ourselves.

[turbonine]

Wow that is surprising...all the sheriff's I've met on the lake are super nice and always helpful. I've gotten two warnings for riding after sunset in the previous years. Maybe AZ is hurting for $$ just like here in CA. More tickets = more revenue.

Maricopa County Sheriff Office is in a huge budget crisis.

It seemed like he was just being a jerk about the situation because his partner didn't harldy say a word and just held our boat with the look of "this is ridiculous" on his face. I've been pulled over by this other guy twice for small things and he jsut said this is what I pulle you over for, try not to do it again, have a nice day.

Turbonine,

What was the sheriffs justification for giving you a breathalizer test?

He said he could smell alcohol, but there wasn't one open container on the boat and none of us had been drinking. He kept going on aobut how he has been doing this a long time. The jerk couldn't have been over 25. Regardless none of us where near the .08 limit.

The other funny thing was that he was trying to convince us that the space between the drivers seat and the seat directly behind it was intentionally made by all boat manufactuers as a place to store your throwable floatation device.

[evil0ne]

Went out Sunday around noon. Saw about 5 other boats on the completely glass water just south of Echo. Tough day...

[evil0ne]

Turbonine,

What was the sheriffs justification for giving you a breathalizer test?

Short answer, they don't need one.

[fleetpaint]

We got a ticket last night for riding after sunset. The sheriff said it was for our own personal safety. To be honest it is safer to ride at midnight than noon on the lakes here in AZ. He said we should check what time sunset is before we head out to the lake so we know when to stop riding.

Sunset was at 7:42PM(doesn't actually get dark till 8:15). After the 15 minute lecture, the unecessary breathalizer and safety check, he wrote the ticket out for 7:52PM. Little bit of a subjective area here.

This sheriff was the most arrogant pr!ck I had ever run into. I can't believe he was such a stickler on this rule, especially since he was talking about the jet skier he jsut pulled over that blew a .22. Funny thing was taht he was braggin about how well he knew this lake and he can cruise it at any speed in the dark. On the way back to the ramp he cruised passed us and came within 10 feet of hitting a hazard bouy. What a tool.

I think there are much bigger concerns to worry about than a boat full of experienced boaters

what lake?

[Jason B]

Short answer, they don't need one.

:bs: They certainly do! This is the US of A baby, we have a constitution that protects us from illegal search and seizure as well as harassment.

Good luck getting them to admit they were f.o.s. with thier reasoning and good luck fighting the "I smelled alchohol on his breath" fight! Not likely you're gonna win that one unless you were to all blow a 0. Then, is it really worth fighting anything in court like that??????

[Memphis]

Our sheriffs are pretty cool at Lake Oroville, and our slip is right behind the 2 sheriffs, so we have gotten to know them. One time we were going to take the waverunners out, and you have to launch them from their floating docks. So RJ was on one, and was rocking back and forth about to launch and the sheriff comes over to him. I am thinking, "Great, he isn't 16, and he is going to give us a ticket". Nope, he grabbed the front and helped RJ launch. We always throw them drinks and stuff, and they never bother us. Since we are out so much, we are pretty well known, and they will even pass us up if someone is on the back or the gunwale. One time, sheriff pulled us over for someone sitting on gunwale, and just said get down due to busy weekend, he had to do it, but normally would leave us alone. They know we don't drink, and are out there as a family, so far been very cool.

We have been known to do a bit of night riding ourselves.

same where we go, the TWRA keep their boat 3 slips down, it's a small town on the TN river, so our boat somewhat sticks out haha, and over the past couple months have gotten to know them...they stopped us a few weeks ago just to let us know the dangers of wakesurfing and let us go on our way...we make sure to always chat them up at the marina and wave (exessively?) when we see them out. no hassles here

[zad0030]

After reading all of this, all I have to say is...

























Man, private lakes are great!!! :D

[turbonine]

what lake?

Bartlett, but the deputy kept saying how he came from Pleasant. I hope he goes back there.


Man, private lakes are great!!! :D

Please don't rub it in.

[dogbert]

I got stopped (actually I was anchored). They were very nice. They basically give us a safety check. Since we had been drinking, they did lecture us on drinking and driving. But, we did have designated drivers, so they were pretty cool about it. I feel bad for them because they must have to deal with real idiots. I'm always very nice, even when they come in with an enormous wake (these guys didn't).

Last year, I had one practically swamp my boat just to ask me if I was ok. I ended up falling off my swim platform as I was helping adjust a binding on my son's wakeboard as he was putting it on. I almost said "I was ok until you came along" But I didn't. The water all drained out of the boat, but it is annoying when they don't know how to drive.

[Duncan]

I waved at a water patrol boat as it cruised through our ski chute ... the officer did a double take like he had never gotten a greeting wave before.

More likely, he did a double take to make sure I was not flagging him down. Still, it looked funny :rolleyes:

[quick]

We got a ticket last night for riding after sunset. The sheriff said it was for our own personal safety. To be honest it is safer to ride at midnight than noon on the lakes here in AZ. He said we should check what time sunset is before we head out to the lake so we know when to stop riding.

Sunset was at 7:42PM(doesn't actually get dark till 8:15). After the 15 minute lecture, the unecessary breathalizer and safety check, he wrote the ticket out for 7:52PM. Little bit of a subjective area here.

This sheriff was the most arrogant pr!ck I had ever run into. I can't believe he was such a stickler on this rule, especially since he was talking about the jet skier he jsut pulled over that blew a .22. Funny thing was taht he was braggin about how well he knew this lake and he can cruise it at any speed in the dark. On the way back to the ramp he cruised passed us and came within 10 feet of hitting a hazard bouy. What a tool.

I think there are much bigger concerns to worry about than a boat full of experienced boaters

Which lake?.....Nevermind....I didn't read the whole thread!

[turbonine]

Here is a picture from a previous trip but is at the exact same time we were riding. The sun had just dropped under the mountain in this picture and we were riding away from it. 45 seconds later we were pulled over. This is technically after sunset and therefore illegal to ride according to the sheriff.

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[Jeffe]

There is a Casino about 20 minutes up from our house that always puts on fireworks for the holidays. As we were driving back down about 9:30 at night we see a boat ahead of us sharply veer left and head straight into the side of the river. This was a section of rocks & bushes & it made another turn just in time so skim the bushes & not run aground. The driver got tossed out along with a 3 other people. We saved the three people & they found the driver about a half mile down the river. There was about 20 people on this boat, half of which were kids. Everyone reeked of booze.

Very lucky that no one was seriously hurt. Just cuts, scrapes and a lot of screaming & crying kids.

[dogbert]

Here is a picture from a previous trip but is at the exact same time we were riding. The sun had just dropped under the mountain in this picture and we were riding away from it. 45 seconds later we were pulled over. This is technically after sunset and therefore illegal to ride according to the sheriff.


Go to court. It's going to be fun explaining the time of the ticket compared with the official sunset.

[murphini]

my 2cents: Know the local laws. We boat in KS,MO & IA so it pays to know where I can ski 30 mins after sunset vs. sunset, what the local flag rules are--raised vs. handheld when skier is in water. I look at weather underground for weather/maps & sunrise/sunset so I'll be prepared to know "official" sunset time so I can turn on my NAV lights.

Boy Scout Motto--Be Prepared... There are enough "Wally's" out there that Lake Patrol needs to focus on. Ain't that right Tequilla Sunrise?

[Tequilasun]

my 2cents: Know the local laws. We boat in KS,MO & IA so it pays to know where I can ski 30 mins after sunset vs. sunset, what the local flag rules are--raised vs. handheld when skier is in water. I look at weather underground for weather/maps & sunrise/sunset so I'll be prepared to know "official" sunset time so I can turn on my NAV lights.

Boy Scout Motto--Be Prepared... There are enough "Wally's" out there that Lake Patrol needs to focus on. Ain't that right Tequilla Sunrise?
Quite the truth, wallys out everywhere!

Water patrol has always been good to me, flip em' a water when you see them, and say hello when you can.

I've even had them tell me the good quiet coves to ride in and the secluded ones to have a evening party in.

[turbonine]

Boy Scout Motto--Be Prepared... There are enough "Wally's" out there that Lake Patrol needs to focus on. Ain't that right Tequilla Sunrise?

And I am an Eagle Scout!

Sunset is not defined in the statute, so I believe it to be somewhat subjective. And certainly not 45 seconds after what accuweather.com says constitutes a violation.

My problem is that there are hundreds of acts committed with recklass disregard for the laws every weekend out there and he gets us for this? Were we being reckless or having a disregard to the laws?

[dogbert]

And I am an Eagle Scout!

Sunset is not defined in the statute, so I believe it to be somewhat subjective. And certainly not 45 seconds after what accuweather.com says constitutes a violation.

My problem is that there are hundreds of acts committed with recklass disregard for the laws every weekend out there and he gets us for this? Were we being reckless or having a disregard to the laws?

I was just saying that a judge may not know the difference and I doubt the lake patrol will show up to argue. I'd fight it and see what happens. Worst is you have to pay the ticket.

[tktige']

Saw a Centurion Avey get run over by a cruiser Friday night. We were about 100yrds away on a dock when it happened. All you could see was the two bow lights going towards each other the cruiser was speeding in a no wake zone and then you see the cruiser's bow lights pop up in the air about 10 feet and you hear a large cruch
It ripped the tower and windshield clean off the Avey. One guy in the Avey was bleeding pretty bad when they brought him to the marina dock. The cruiser driver went home with the PO_PO What a waste of a nice boat, saw the guy in the Avey out about 2pm just happen to look over to see him go by. Good thing he was the only one on the boat. He had about 5 people with him earlier in the day.

[turbonine]

I was just saying that a judge may not know the difference and I doubt the lake patrol will show up to argue. I'd fight it and see what happens. Worst is you have to pay the ticket.

We are takign it to the judge. Only problem is if the judge decides to subpeona the deputy. Normally you think they won't show for a something like this, but in AZ they get paid overtime if they go to court. So it is an incentive for them to go.

[Tequilasun]

Saw a Centurion Avey get run over by a cruiser Friday night. We were about 100yrds away on a dock when it happened. All you could see was the two bow lights going towards each other the cruiser was speeding in a no wake zone and then you see the cruiser's bow lights pop up in the air about 10 feet and you hear a large cruch
It ripped the tower and windshield clean off the Avey. One guy in the Avey was bleeding pretty bad when they brought him to the marina dock. The cruiser driver went home with the PO_PO What a waste of a nice boat, saw the guy in the Avey out about 2pm just happen to look over to see him go by. Good thing he was the only one on the boat. He had about 5 people with him earlier in the day.
Whoah.....

[turbonine]

Saw a Centurion Avey get run over by a cruiser Friday night. We were about 100yrds away on a dock when it happened. All you could see was the two bow lights going towards each other the cruiser was speeding in a no wake zone and then you see the cruiser's bow lights pop up in the air about 10 feet and you hear a large cruch
It ripped the tower and windshield clean off the Avey. One guy in the Avey was bleeding pretty bad when they brought him to the marina dock. The cruiser driver went home with the PO_PO What a waste of a nice boat, saw the guy in the Avey out about 2pm just happen to look over to see him go by. Good thing he was the only one on the boat. He had about 5 people with him earlier in the day.

Ouch!

One jet skier T-boned another on Saturday and took the persons foot off. That was the worse story I heard.

I really can't comprehend how this stuff happens.:rolleyes: