And the key is
13 ft and under. If you go to
www.jetski.com you can access all manufacturers specs for all PWCs. Every three seater made is between 120" and 132" (thats 10 to 11 ft) the longest being the Yamaha F/X Cruiser @ 131.5". Even the huge 5 passenger SeaDoo LRV only measures in at 155.5" (thats 12 ft 11 1/2 inches) so even the LRV owner legally has to wear a pfd. I can honestly say I have never seen any three seater PWC larger than an LRV. So I would say that chip is legally required to wear a pfd on his PWC.