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Boating Safety
• Slowly take up slack in tow lines before accelerating to
watersports speeds. Jerking the slack out of a tow line can
cause high forces on the rope and towing equipment. This
may cause the rope or equipment to break and the rope to
snap back at occupants of your boat and at the towed
person.
• Never put your arm, head or any other part of your body
through the handle/bridle of the ski or wakeboarding line,
nor wrap the line around any part of the body at any time. If
you fall, the line will tighten and forcefully constrict around
your body part and may result in amputation.
• DO NOT ski near swimming areas, beaches, personal
watercraft, or other vessels/boats.
• Never attempt land or dock starts. These activities will
increase your risk of injury or death.
• DO NOT jump from a boat that is moving at any speed, nor
enter or exit the water when the engine is running.
• DO NOT “back up” to anyone in the water; they will be in
danger of hitting the spinning propeller which can cause
severe injury or death.
• DO NOT follow directly behind another boat or skier/rider
without leaving an adequate safe distance in case that towed
person falls into the water. You will need ample time and
distance to maneuver your boat away from that person in the
water and to avoid their tow boat which will be circling back
to retrieve their downed person.
• DO NOT participate in towed watersports at night. It is
illegal and other boats will not be able to see you, nor will
they anticipate or expect your presence behind the towing
boat. Furthermore, once you fall they will not see you
swimming.
• Never use different line lengths if towing more than one
person or towable. Each person or towed device must be the
same distance from the boat.
• DO NOT ski in limited visibility conditions.
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