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http://www.skiboatdeaths.com/ website sucks in a sheriff.
The weekend before the 4th my wife was pulling me in a slough just off the Sacramento river. A sheriff came cruising in and watched us for about fifteen minutes and finally came over to the boat. He asked my wife if we were from Sacramento (odd question).
She told him no and he explained that the reason for his question was that he wanted to know if we had seen the billboard and knew that "what he is (referring to me wakesurfing) doing is dangerous and someone's son had died doing that."
I was still in the water and told him that I was aware of the billboard and that wakesurfing was a completely different activity. He insisted that I was risking my life because of the high levels of CO.
I was amazed at his lack of knowledge but told him that I sincerely appreciated his concern for my safety. I told him that I was very familiar with the law that went into effect in January and that teaksurfing is completely different than wakesurfing. I even demonstrated the difference by hanging of the swin deck. I also let him know that the tragic death of that kid happened when he was dragging behind the boat, with his face in the exhaust...without a life jacket on.
I thanked him one last time and he told me that "if I wanted to kill myself, go right ahead" and then motored off. So we kept surfing.
Does anyone know of a concise, one page max letter, brochure, etc. that would help educate LEOs that are unfamiliar with the law, the sport, CO poisoning, etc. ? I already carry a copy of the CA CO law in my boat box.
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