Watercraft Are Fun

In my opinion, watercraft of all kind are simply the best thing about summers and the best thing about cottages and the best thing about lakes and the best thing about a lot of things. I simply love all types watercraft and always have.

I have owned a number of watercraft over the years. As I was growing up my parents had a canoe. We would go canoe camping every summer and when we were not camping we would after strap the canoe to the top of the car and do brief day paddles in Lake Ontario. When I was 14 or so my parents bought a cottage. An aluminum fishing boat came with the cottage and it wasn't long after that my father bought a speed boat. I am not sure how speedy our first motor boat was but it was speedy enough to pull myself and my brothers on water skis. As we grew (and gained weight) the first motor boat was replaced by a bigger bow rider. As we lost interest in water skiing the bow rider was replaced by a pontoon boat.

Despite my love of all watercraft, I have a special love for personal watercraft which are sometimes known in their short form as pwc. When I was younger I had my share of windsurfers or sailboards. I loved the idea of zooming across a calm lake trying to get my back as close to the water as possible. I was not much for windsurfing in the waves or windsurfing if the water was too cold. I also had a few kayaks which I found to be a good work out and an excellent way to relax and to quietly enjoy the various eco systems around the lake.

For a few years I also had some small sail boats. I had a sunfish for a bit and entered my adult years with Lasers and Laser IIs. I could and often did spend hours out on these boats. On the warmest days of summer I could almost spend a whole day out on the lake. Often my mother would have to send my father out in another boat to call me for supper.

When I was in my early twenties my fascination with personal watercraft changed from self propelled or motorless personal watercraft to motorized personal watercraft. My first experience with such watercraft was when my best friend brought a jet ski up to our cottage. Despite my years of windsurfing and water skiing I was miserable at balancing the jet ski. I don't believe I stood up for more than 15 yards the entire weekend. Despite my initial failure at jet skiing, I was keen to invite my friend back. If I recall I was slightly better on the second weekend but still nothing special.

When, about 5 years later, Bombardier introduced the Seadoo I knew that it would be my personal watercraft of choice. My first instinct was right. I have been a seadoo pwc affectionado since the day I bought one without bothering to take a test drive. I just knew that I would love the sport and I was right.

I love everything about a Seadoo pwc. I love the sleek look. I love the designs. I love seadoo pwc covers. I love the camaraderie of being with other riders. I try to get to as many seadoo pwc festivals as possible over the summer. I particularly like the events that entail riding for a few hours, having lunch at some cool boat club or marina, and then riding back for a dinner and dance.

Although it is a motor sport I find that I can get a good entire body work out. To properly control the machine you need some good upper body strength. I find myself starting to do some push ups as I notice the first signs of snow melting. As the snow begins to show serious signs of melting I am giving my seadoo a tune up.

For the purposes of this blog I will try to discuss all types of watercraft. However, my bias is clearly in favor of Seadoo pwc and those will likely be the watercraft I write about most often.