Coming from the Gold Coast, and now sailing a lot at Kyeemagh/Sydney Airport, I don't understand what everybody is complaining about.
On a busy day you might get three jet-skis there. And they don't even cut you off or crash into you. Not a jet-ski hire in sight.


^ These people have never ridden a jet ski before. Get out the way!!!


^ This is the actual channel we sail in, A.K.A. The Train. Some numpty put the jet-ski hire course in the channel, which is very narrow.

I'm putting my flame-suit on but I didn't even realise there was a jet-ski problem at Kyeemagh. They don't bother me in the slightest. You're all soft.

Wineman said..

slalomfreak said..
The water police are just not doing their job in controlling these hoons.
This discussion comes up every season.

The Marine Area Command number is 1800 658 784 ,please ring them and express your concers,they probably dont read this forum.

Spoke to the RMS Boating Safety Officer for Botany today on this issue.

In his meeting with Water Police this week, they will put in a patrol/boat to Kyeemagh/Brighton for this weekend.
To check out what is happening & just to show their prescence.

Still worth reporting any incidents - with specifics.

Good on you.
Have also called and they said they were very aware of the problem.
The officer I spoke to said to ring the Botany Water Police and report them on 0418 221 100 they were the closest.

Milsy said..

Trust me, the only reason the likes of Moby, Wineman ect are calling the Police is because the people riding the jet skis are Lebanese Aussies

Sorry Johnny, but you have got me totally wrong on that count - because I actually chat to the jetskiers down there.

And I am forever grateful to the jetskier who a couple of years ago helped me recover $2000 worth of gear from 1.5 km off Brighton. (and Aus4's help as well).

There are many ways of going about this, awareness & education & common sense are just some of those.
My conversations with the Boating Safety guy was to make them aware that some people are concerned for the safety of swimmers as much as windsurfers or other water users. They do not anticipate any drastic action - just show a prescence

We/they are also aware that in the last year there was a head-on between 2 jetskis at Brighton Le sands with an emergency tracheotomy having to be performed on the beach on one of the drivers!

Be careful about pre-judging others opinions. Catch you up the Lake shortly

evlPanda said...
I hate the fishermen. They leave their lines around which kills birds and stuff.
I always give the one-legged seagulls more chips.

Then they unfold their other leg and fly off

HA, that's what I wrote before I read your comments on GPSTC

Leave the seabreeze BS out of my GPS sailing Whine man!!!!!!!!

Wineman said..

slalomfreak said..
The water police are just not doing their job in controlling these hoons.
This discussion comes up every season.

The Marine Area Command number is 1800 658 784 ,please ring them and express your concers,they probably dont read this forum.

Spoke to the RMS Boating Safety Officer for Botany today on this issue.

In his meeting with Water Police this week, they will put in a patrol/boat to Kyeemagh/Brighton for this weekend.
To check out what is happening & just to show their prescence.

Still worth reporting any incidents - with specifics.

The trouble is the Waterways boat is there but is to scared to do anything.

2035 said..
Kiters aren't allowed up there, why are jetskiers?

The only thing keeping the kiters away is the airport exclusion zone.....pretty convenient for us poleys really

This thread is obviously dead, but I want to tack on the end that I've surfed Cow Bombie and other spots like Shippies, Rights, et al and the blokes whose life I put my hands in are true masters of water craft... these ****ing morons at kyeemagh (or any flat water, for that matter) have no jet-ski skills what-so-ever. They're just bogans on watercraft. No better than a 17 y/o doing a burn out in the carpark (do you applaud that?) and thinking everyone reckons they're great. Where I've surfed and relied on my partner on a jetski to have survival skills, I've lived to tell the story and I and sit here typing now because of it. Any moron can ride a jetski, it's not ****ing hard. Stop supporting them what they do (some of you... who've never surfed tripple over head Ulus, for example and need a jetski need to pull ya head in) and ... if they were real men, they'd be out the heads (like I go) and down to Garie et al, for the day... riding ocean swell and picnicking somewhere nice for the day. These guys are loser with no skill... just morons.

boardboy said..
are we really that quick to lump all jet skiers together?
We as windsurfers tend to hate being stereotyped, and hate even more being associated with kites.
its a slippery dippery slope people. be careful.

+1.

That said, I am sure there is a dangerous use issue as has been described at some particular places by some particular individuals.

I always wonder what the public perception of jet skis would be if they were really, really quiet.....