Well that looks like a good way to kill yourself…
The only thing we know about this video is that it was shot off Ocean Beach in San Francisco. What this guy was doing or thinking I’m not sure we will ever know. Someone needs to find this guy and get the story/see if his legs are actually broken. My guess is he’s some Bay Area internet millionaire just blowing off some steam. What’s your guess?
PS – How about that swell?
Looks like he was trapped. I think he would have lost the boat if he continued to run parallel to the beach. The swell was peaking and would have rolled him. Left turn into it before it broke was the only way out.
Mr. Vest, i agree, he had no other choice but to take that one on the bow. He was in a bad spot, but did the right thing.
the last wave is strange. the boat comes up out of the water from below.
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My guess is that Louis is correct; while trying to show off a little (by running too close to shore) he got caught in the surf line. The slow and controlled way he too the wave after that massive jump leads me to think he had no idea how much air he was going to get or how his boat would handle in surf. That he escaped un-dead with a working boat is proof that even Darwin takes naps.
Haha! Unintended consequences, I'll bet.
It reminds me of a time many years ago in the outer harbor when another tug and mine were outbound for a job, running parallel about 200' apart. The other tug was slowly overhauling us, and one of their crew leaned out a wheelhouse window making derisive "is that all you can do?" motions. So our Chief Engineer, saying "I'll fix 'em," ran down below and boosted up our Diesel-electric output for a few more RPM. We began to overhaul the other tug, so now it's our turn to taunt them. Just another day at work! The upshot of all this friendly competition was a big compound wave building between the two tugs.
Through the middle of all this comes a go-fast boat with two girls and a guy aboard. I guess the guy thought he'd thrill the girls by running at high speed between the tugs. All I know is that he suddenly changed course to come right at us and split us neatly.
Up they went, one of the girls rising alarmingly high out of her seat as they got some air, and down they slammed, making the girl disappear. Thrilling to watch, all right, but it might have been a different experience aboard the go-fast.
I'm sure that guy went from hero to goat in record time!
Funny/terrible how you can see what I’m assuming to be a passenger levitating out of the cockpit as the boat crests the wave. I’m assuming there was a skinned knee or two after that guy hit the deck!
Think he is a dumb ass for even trying that, risking his life and safety and if he had any, his passengers life and safety.
Looks like the swells that come in at Half Moon Bay. I'd expect to see a surfer in that stuff. The boat driver got a lucky break that day…
That could have been saturday or sunday at Ocean Beach check out the picture porfolio on surfwatch.com for the california coast the waves were coming in 12 foot plus at ocean beach a sand bottom and shifty peaks. and rideable for the surfers it was epic from bolinas south to mexico with a nice long wave period
I have a picture of this boat a few minutes before actually surfing a nice left. crazy. if you're rich, why not.