Back when I was able to use my boat regularly the pwcs were just becoming popular around here. I would curse the wake-jumpers and wonder if they comprehended just how dangerous their actions were, we were there to ski and i could just see getting hit and killed by a pwc. A group of us spent a week in the ozarks one year and someone rented a pwc for us to all try. When my turn came it only took a few minutes to learn to operate the thing and become bored. Before I knew it I was being completely unsafe for a public cove. didn't jump any wakes but I now understand the draw of it. When I realised this I handed the thing off to the next person and parked myself.
On a closed course for pwcs I see them as boundless fun. On a public lake they're a loaded gun. It's like sex- you say you'll be safe but it's way harder to be responsable than you think.
