My Summer of Seadoo Personal Watercraft

As we approach the mid-way point of August 2009, I can say that this was my summer of Seadoo personal watercraft. And what a great summer it has been. I absolutely love my new Seadoo PWC. I have been on it almost relentlessly since the start of the summer and much to the detriment of my golf game. I supposed you could say, as my spouse often does, I have found my addiction. Actually, my spouse just says I have changed my addiction.

Admittedly, I have been pretty single minded about getting on the water this year. Along with being my personal summer of Seadoo PWC it has also, sadly, been the summer of mucho rain drops. According to my logic I needed to make the most out of every minute of sunshine and I did. I also managed to get in a number of days on the lake during overcast and slightly rainy weather too. I expect I managed to get in about 12 individual days on the lake and the season isn't even over. I plan on getting out at least 5 or 6 more times before I need to put the seadoo winter cover on my Seadoo.

One of the things I like best about my Seadoo is the quietness of the engine. I have never liked loud noises and the sound of my engine is a real joy to me. I'm not sure why but the engine on my Seadoo seems to idle much more quietly than other Seadoos. Of course, when I am pulling a water skier behind the Seadoo the engine is louder but when I want to go for a peaceful putter around the lake I find the engine noise to be unobtrusive.

Although, it is very easy to pull a water skier behind my Seadoo, it is one of the Seadoo activities I enjoy the least. Pulling a water skier behind a Seadoo is safe if done correctly. To pull a skier safely and correctly, you must always have a spotter. The spotter sits behind the driver and keeps an eye on the skier. The spotter can advise the driver to speed up or slow down or return to the dock. It is the only safe way to pull a skier behind a Seadoo. Too many Seadoo drivers pull water skiers without a spotter and that is unsafe. I have had many friends ask for a quick tow when a spotter has not been available and I have always had to say no. When I have a responsible and sober spotter I agree to tow a skier but most times I prefer not to.

Even though I rarely pull someone behind my Seadoo, I found this cool video that I wanted to add to my blog.

I have hooked up with some acquaintances (now buddies) that are as keen on Seadooing as I am and we have a regular Saturday late-morning ride. Although, I really enjoy the solitude of being on my Seadoo early in the morning, the Saturday morning ride with my buddies is often the highlight of my week. We generally take off from the south side dock and marina and make our way to a waterfall across the lake. Most of us bring our spouses or significant others. We swim a bit at the waterfall and then make it back to the marina by 1 or 2 pm. By this time we are starving and thirsty. Luckily the marina has a weekend BBQ to satisfy our cravings. By 5pm we have the Seadoo covers back on and the Seadoos loaded on to trailers and are saying our goodbyes for another week.

I may not Seadoo for the rest of my life. I may not even Seadoo as much next summer as I have this summer. However, one thing is certain 2009 has been my summer of Seadoo personal watercraft and I have loved every minute of being on the lake.