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Originally Posted by Dave R
The person operating the boat perhaps needs to be more careful if she failed to notice two swimmers in her path. More regulation won't help that at all. I would think there already are laws against hitting swimmers. If she did the same thing in a slower, less expensive boat would that be OK?
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Dave
You are missing the fact that as speed increases the distance traveled during the reaction time is greater. A fast boat can cross that same 150' gap in a second or less.
And with the higher planing speed the bow may have been blocking her view of the swimmers. Offshore boats belong offshore.