Jet Ski Accident

[Shreddy]

Originally Posted by chipj29

You might want to read up on the rules regarding the classification of ski-craft and boats.
Ski-craft is defined in NH as a craft capable of carrying no more than 2 people.

The name "Jet Ski" is a brand/model name, made by Kawasaki.

Close, but not exactly. That "ski-craft" you refer to has been called a jet-ski for as long as I can remember. All PWC's have been called jet-skis and still called so nowadays. The only difference, as noted, is that a PWC that can carry three or more passengers is classified as a boat.

For reference...Green's Basin on Lake Winnipesaukee is a "No Jet-Ski" zone as stated by such on the map. That means "Jet-skis" can not go in there, however, PWC's that are considered boats (three or more passengers) can. If it was as you stated, only the Kawasaki model Jet-Ski wouldn't be allowed.

[Airwaves]

Chipj29 is correct.
Jet-Ski is a brand name. It has slipped into the vernacular just as Kleenex is used to discribe a tissue. Both discribe a specific generic item (PWC or tissue) but both are brand names.

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by Shreddy

Close, but not exactly. That "ski-craft" you refer to has been called a jet-ski for as long as I can remember. All PWC's have been called jet-skis and still called so nowadays. The only difference, as noted, is that a PWC that can carry three or more passengers is classified as a boat.

For reference...Green's Basin on Lake Winnipesaukee is a "No Jet-Ski" zone as stated by such on the map. That means "Jet-skis" can not go in there, however, PWC's that are considered boats (three or more passengers) can. If it was as you stated, only the Kawasaki model Jet-Ski wouldn't be allowed.

Originally Posted by Airwaves

Chipj29 is correct.
Jet-Ski is a brand name. It has slipped into the vernacular just as Kleenex is used to discribe a tissue. Both discribe a specific generic item (PWC or tissue) but both are brand names.

Thank you Airwaves. I was going to use the Xerox analogy, but Kleenex works too.
Shreddy, check out the NH boating laws. "Ski-craft" is referenced in there quite often.

[SIKSUKR]

Chip and Airwaves are correct. I never refer to my PWC as a jetski. A jetski was named that because it was originally a powered stand on "ski" device. They eventually evolved into the sit-down versions that we see today. PWC do not fit this discription at all. The generic term jetski should be used for the stand-up models in my opinion.

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Just Sold

"...The hit operator suffered a serious leg injury and was taken to Huggins Hospital and later med-flighted to U-MAss Medical Center..."

Originally Posted by Skip

"...The collision happened on Lake Wentworth..."

A friend of that Tuftonboro family told me yesterday that the collision happened on Lake Winnipesaukee: The collision was severe enough that the victim, in Worcester, had his right leg amputated below the knee.

[Skip]

Originally Posted by Acres per Second

...A friend of that Tuftonboro family told me yesterday that the collision happened on Lake Winnipesaukee...

One of you is apparently confused.

The collision did indeed take place on Lake Wentworth, specifically it was offshore of the Warren Sands Road area.