Boat flips and Stand up riders help out

Fx1/SJ AZ28

Fx1/SJ AZ28

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Laveen AZ
I have watch all those haul over videos haha that’s honestly a sketchy start to your boating outing if you ask me. I saw the guys on the standup as well and I’m sure they are very experienced with the surf... but I would think a standup won’t really do to much, towing a person in with you on a standup is extremely difficult haha they were definitely the closest support the people floating

I’m wondering if the right move in that situation could be to go flag another boat down who can help and possible has vests onboard they can throw out
 
McDog

McDog

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It was me and my son. I grabbed smallest 4yo who was by himself hysterical. I yelled for my son to grab next smallest and follow me to shore. No way we could take larger children or adults of course. My son pulled up and realized that no other kids had life jackets and decided to call them away from boat to hold on to his ski so they wouldnt get pounded into it by overhead waves. It was in area that could have been sucked into pier and killed them all but luckily the current carried them past it. There were no other boats around. The surf was huge. I had to have a talk with my son afterwards about the risk he took and that I do not approve of him choosing to die with the victims if he cannot help them. I said if they were heading into pier I would have wanted him to leave them as horrific as that would have been. None of them could have rode his ski if he wanted to sacrifice his life for one of them and no one should chose to die with victims who cannot be saved. So thankful it all turned out ok.
 
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Fx1/SJ AZ28

Fx1/SJ AZ28

Location
Laveen AZ
McDog said:
It was me and my son. I grabbed smallest 4yo who was by himself hysterical. I yelled for my son to grab next smallest and follow me to shore. No way we could take larger children or adults of course. My son pulled up and realized that no other kids had life jackets and decided to call them away from noat to hold on to his ski so they wouldnt get pounded into it by overhead waves. It was in area that could have been sucked into pier and killed them all but luckily the current carried them past it. There were no other boats around. The surf was huge. I had to have a talk with my son afterwards about the risk he took and that I do not approve of him choosing to die with the victims if he cannot help them. I said if they were heading into pier I would have wanted him to leave them as horrific as that would have been. None of them could have rode his ski if he wanted to sacrifice his life for one of them and no one should chose to die with victims who cannot be saved. So thankful it all turned out ok.
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Great work and great quick thinking, your sons heart is as big as they come and his courage is clearly second to none. It looked scary as hell and I was really watching as you guys pretty much were right behind them cruising out and because your watching for everything out there as you ride you were able to help out immediately. Great job grabbing the young ones swiftly!
 
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Storbeck

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Minnesota
I'm a minnesota landlubber here don't know anything about the ocean so I'm sorry if this is dumb question but is it normal for a boat like that to be in surf like that? Looks sketchy
 
McDog

McDog

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Storbeck said:
I'm a minnesota landlubber here don't know anything about the ocean so I'm sorry if this is dumb question but is it normal for a boat like that to be in surf like that? Looks sketchy
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1. Shouldn't have gone out at all.
2. Shouldn't have gone out without lifejackets.
3. Shouldn't have gone out with kids.
4. Shouldnt have gone out with kids with no life jackets.

There were several more boats that came out and in while we were riding and several almost went over like these guys.
 
MADMAT

MADMAT

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Ohio
I didn't even realize the details until reading the comments here.......that could have went really really really bad. I don't know man.....someone needs punched or dealt with somehow..
 
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