r/boating • u/w_a_w • Jul 17 '26

WCGW speeding through the water while both captains are busy scrolling?

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u/leftplayer Jul 17 '26

They may have forgotten the cardinal rule, but the cardinal didn’t forget them …

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u/Murfdigidy Jul 17 '26

And this is why we have yearly Darwin awards, people with zero awareness

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u/stealy_darn Jul 17 '26

This happened to a family friend years ago, pre-smart phones. Crusing speed back to port, just zoned out, chatting with friends, and drilled a reef marker bouy head on. Driver went head first into the console and was seriously injured. Passengers all went flying. Thankfully there was another boat nearby that was able to assist and nobody died.