At what speed do you wear lifevests?

[GRADS]

I saw this video on another website and thought they were crazy for not wearing vests. At what speed do you wear yours? Personally if I'm going any faster than an idle I'm wearing mine. I like the speed, I just don't have a death wish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umeo77pyOoo

 

[Trim'd Up]

You are right, you should probably wear PFD's anytime your on plane. But, in all honesty I don't often wear mine. There is definitely no set speed when I put one on, depends, on the boat, the water conditons, and I guess what mood I am in. Not that it makes it right, but of all of the stupid dangerous chit I have done in my life running without a PFD is way down the list. By the way I think the guy in the video is a member here.

 

[Ratickle]

You are right, you should probably wear PFD's anytime your on plane. But, in all honesty I don't often wear mine. There is definitely no set speed when I put one on, depends, on the boat, the water conditons, and I guess what mood I am in. Not that it makes it right, but of all of the stupid dangerous chit I have done in my life running without a PFD is way down the list. By the way I think the guy in the video is a member here.

He is.

I don't really have a speed, per say. It mostly depends on water conditions combined with speed. It could be fairly slow in big stuff, or almost never in flat stuff.

At the speeds he was running, I may not wear it, but my passengers would have them on.

He sure has a sweet boat.:drool5:

 

[Chris]

You should probably wear them anytime you're on the water and don't want to drown.

At 110+, it probably doesn't matter though.

 

[Magic Medicine]

He is.

I don't really have a speed, per say. It mostly depends on water conditions combined with speed. It could be fairly slow in big stuff, or almost never in flat stuff.

At the speeds he was running, I may not wear it, but my passengers would have them on.

He sure has a sweet boat.:drool5:

what he said, liability can rear its ugly head

 

[Sean Stinson]

You can drown in less than a cup of water especially if unconcious so the rest you can figure out yourselves

 

[JupiterSunsation]

You should probably wear them anytime you're on the water and don't want to drown.

At 110+, it probably doesn't matter though.

helps with the body recovery..........

 

[JupiterSunsation]

My kids have to wear them when even standing on the dock (ages 4 + 8). Never want to have an issue when a kid falls in between the boat/dock. They don't even think twice about wearing them on the boat since they have done it everytime since they were babies......

Usually the water conditions are more cause to wear than speed. Flat water at 60 doesn't seem as crazy as 40 in 3-5's.... But I would guess you get really mad at yourself as you are treading water because you didn't think it was rough enough to wear one.......

 

[GENERAL LEE]

We wear them 99% of the time on my boat.

Other than general safety, the main reason is because I don't always know when my buddies will be out, and I don't want to have to stop to make everyone buckle up if we spot one to go run with.

They've become almost like seatbelts for me, meaning it almost feels strange to NOT have them on in my boat.

 

[T2x]

Life Jackets

I wear mine all of the time........ in all of my boats.

So does Darren.

When you think your talent is good enough to drive without one...or you feel the driver of a boat you are riding in, is good enough, you're wrong.......... Some of the greatest drivers in boat racing history were killed or maimed in accidents.

Anybody know who the "Icon" is in the center of the middle picture?

T2x

 

[GENERAL LEE]

Anybody know who the "Icon" is in the center of the middle picture?

T2x

That'd be Daredevil Darren! :driving:

Have you had the Wing out recently?

 

[Ratickle]

Heard from James, You guys can talk to him later...



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Re: Lifevests

thanks for the info, we wear the vests when the water is rough, plus i don't run hard when its bad, you can in the video that water was glass and no one around , please post that for me ill get on there later , got to much work to do, thanks

 

[baddogz28]

Last year it all depended on conditions for me, I think this year I'm a little wiser and will probably have everybody wear em more. There's no reason to have little hotties on the boat if they bounce out and drown.

 

[MANITIE]

The thing that suprised me the most...only a small % of deaths are caused in high speed accidents...thats not to say don't wear a life jacket...but a majority of boating fatalities are at slow speeds...fishing boats over turning...pleasure boats with passengers falling off the bow....hunters on boats....kayakers...people getting cut by props...and so on....I was very suprised in the #'s....the real eye opener was the C.G. has reported that over 80% of boating fatalities could have been prevented if they had been wearing a life jacket...in high speed accidents it is hard for them to determain if they could have surrived a high speed accident...but when you read these reports of each fatality and accidents...you can see they were caused by very very poor judgement...but the C.G. and the B.S.C. feels that if you just put on a life jacket every time you step on a boat and just take a boating safety course this would drop the amount of accidents and fatalities by big numbers....we have had some good success on working with insurance companies on giving a discount on just take a Boating Safety Course...but if you really think about it...at any speed if any equipment failured accured...just think of the out come...not to mention humman error...

 

[T2x]

That'd be Daredevil Darren!

Nope, Darren's in the bottom picture.


The "aerial acrobat" in boat #76 in the middle picture........is Reggie Fountain getting his money's worth from a life jacket.

T2x

 

[redhotsommer]

I usually let water conditions dictate...and this year, I think I'll be a bit more cautious yet...I guess that happens when you age. Finally started wearing a helmet full time on the snowboard...

 

[Ratickle]

At 110+, it probably doesn't matter though.

We wear them 99% of the time on my boat.
the main reason is because I don't want to have to stop to make everyone buckle up if we spot one to go run with.

I wear mine all of the time........ in all of my boats.
Some of the greatest drivers in boat racing history were killed or maimed in accidents.
T2x

The "aerial acrobat" in boat #76 in the middle picture........is Reggie Fountain getting his money's worth from a life jacket.
T2x

Okay, so what is the fastest speed a life jacket has been credited with saving someones life?

And, on the same note, should we be wearing helmets above a certain speed?

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

It is such a crap shoot when boating. I like T2x 's answer all the time.

Do I no. I should.

Incidentally , I didn't think you could get hurt at 60 mph with a helmet and lifeline on. I raced in Key West in 93 in a factory boat. I broke 9 ribs on a bad hop. Through my lifeline.

Boy was I wrong. If I had any sense I would have know we were in the lead by a long shot. Still got a trophy for second. To go with my ambulance ride and a bottle of percodans.

 

[Airpacker]

it is such a crap shoot when boating. I like t2x 's answer all the time.

Do i no. I should.

Incidentally , i didn't think you could get hurt at 60 mph with a helmet and lifeline on. I raced in key west in 93 in a factory boat. I broke 9 ribs on a bad hop. Through my lifeline.

Boy was i wrong. If i had any sense i would have know we were in the lead by a long shot. Still got a trophy for second. To go with my ambulance ride and a bottle of percodans.

ouch!

 

[Ratickle]

It is such a crap shoot when boating. I like T2x 's answer all the time.

Do I no. I should.

Incidentally , I didn't think you could get hurt at 60 mph with a helmet and lifeline on. I raced in Key West in 93 in a factory boat. I broke 9 ribs on a bad hop. Through my lifeline.

Boy was I wrong. If I had any sense I would have know we were in the lead by a long shot. Still got a trophy for second. To go with my ambulance ride and a bottle of percodans.

I've crashed at well over 100 water skiing. Didn't get hurt too bad, would have drowned the one time without a good jacket on though...