That's a good point Dave. People don't seem to have a problem with loud
boats, just loud jetskis. Why is that?

I operate my jetski the same way that I operate my boat. I stay in my
space and have no reason to invade other people's space. Just like
power boater's have to deal with a sail barge's lack of
maneuverability, you have to deal with an engine's byproduct, noise.
You don't like it, don't sail. Feel free to complain. In the same way
that's it's legal for you to inconvenience every other boat around you
because of a sail boat's right of way, boats will continue to legally
make noise.

Like Butch said, it's about the few operators that are causing the
problem. Barb's ignorant remarks show her frame of mind when it comes
to jetskis. The noise is an excuse to complain about something you
don't like, jetskis. Dave said it all when he pointed out how noisey
some boats are too. Some boats are a lot louder and faster than a
jetski. Why no outrage from Barb about those boats? If you have
complained, please point us to the newsgroup post where you complained
about loud boats?

If your dog doesn't like jetskis, then don't take your dog on your
sailboat. If I said your flapping sails scare my dog, would you drop
your sails? Of course you wouldn't. Your elititst attitude would tell
me that my dog had to deal with it. That's how ridiculous your
arguement sounds. I don't ask people to curtail their recreational
activities because it will inconvenience my pet. I love my dog enough
to not take somewhere where he wouldn't be exposed to that kind
activity.

I love my dog, but like your dog it's a pet. I would never ask someone
to stop their recreational activity because it was inconveniencing my
dog. People come first. By the way Barb your dog is not a person, it's
a pet. Sorry to break the bad news to you. Or, are you one of those
disfunctional people that thinks your dog is a person?

Barb's blanket generalizations about jetskis more than show how
ignorant she is. I see just as many boats as I do jetskis acting like
asses on the water. All of my kids ride jetskis and they know they will
lose ride time for acting inappropriately.