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Unhappy Re: UK regs on boat traffice and buoys?

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Originally Posted by XP_Dude
P.S. If that bl00dy bloke on that Waverunner in Lulworth Cove comes within 10 metres of me every again I swear I will do something that he will regret!!
Lulworth Cove is full of boats...and surprisingly, scuba divers. More worrying to me is the reef sheltered beach opposite the arch beach at Durdle Door (St. Oswald's Bay?):
http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cg...multimap.y=200
Earlier this year I saw a speedboat (water ski -type) come hammering in through a break in the reef. There were probably 4 or 5 sets of snorkellers active in the bay at the time (all w/o buoys), kids playing & paddling and a group of 4 or 5 kayaks (also paddling over and around the snorkellers!). Once in, the boat turned around and went straight out again .

Later this Summer, I saw a medium size RIB with 2 guys onboard do a similar thing. It was less busy but the boat seemed even faster. One of the guys was wearing a wet suit -- so possibly a diver! They too turned around and left immediately!

Last edited by Mr. X; September 18th, 2005 at 08:30. Reason: Added satellite image of the bay.
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