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A new study shows boating incidents involving alcohol down sharply this year in Wisconsin

And the reason is.......


Interesting article WISCONSIN BOATERS GET MESSAGE-AVOID BOOZE ON THE WATER

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

This is never gonna die is it, lol?

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

My imagination was running wild, in hesitant anticipation of what this post would hold ..........

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Gordon Arnold
New Hampshire

2003 268 Vista ..................................................................Prior: 97 245 Sundowner

I was thinking maybe they Banned Bikinis.. Or Bewbies....



There will always be a decline in accidents when alcohol is removed... Because, not everyone is a responsible drinker, and some people can barely captain a boat sober.

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Brett DiMichele

Definitely not tied to the increase in gas prices last year and that many were not driving their boats as much.

Many also forget that when boating drunk, or under the influence, they need to drive home at some point. Same rules should apply.

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-Rob.


Current boat: 2011 Yamaha AR210
Previous boat: 1998 Horizon RX 4.3GL SX

I don't worry as much about the drinking Captains as I do about the people driving by me on a two lane road on a Friday or Saturday night. On the roads you have little wiggle room.

Interesting. Now if they could just get the Harley owners to stop riding drunk! Funny here in Wisconsin how most Harley owners drive there bike to the bar, park, drink and then ride home. Whats the point of even owning the bike then? Most I think just to say they have one.

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

Yeah, I'm not seeing any decline in drinking and boating this year, at least in the area of Wisconsin where I boat. Thankfully, despite the high number of 'high' boaters, accidents are few and far between, and fatalities almost unheard of.

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2007 Horizon 200
4.3L GXi/ SX 225 HP

hahaha...... I've never understood the whole "Harley" thing. Let's dress in hot, tight, stinky leather, jump on our headache-producing loud vibrating motorcycle, follow each other around on roads like a funeral procession inhaling exhaust, get bugs in our face and eat a few, avoid death a few times and then come home. Sounds like a great Saturday! LMAO

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Vic
"Byte Me"
1989 Vista 245
Lake Norman, NC

+1 on the noise thing. I used to want one, but growing up in Milwaukee you grow tired of the noise. I had a rice rocket when I was younger and enjoyed that much more. At least on a rocket you can actually ride it like a motorcycle was intended to be. I get more enjoyment out of taking a tight turn and scrapping me knee on the ground more than "ride to bar, park, drink and go home and spend hours polishing chrome so it looks good sitting in front of bar".

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)

I figured it was evolution at work, and everyone in Wisconsin's tolerance had just gotten better after yet another year of doing EVERYTHING while drunk.

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Paul
2007 Four Winns Horizon 220
Mercruiser 350 Mag MPI w/ Bravo III Drive
2004 Ford Explorer Limited (V8-AWD)
Pomme de Terre Lake (Southwest Missouri)

You have a point there. Seems everything in Wisconsin includes beer. Its every where you go.

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1998 Baja Boss 252 7.4L MPI Bravo 1 (SOLD)
2007 FW H200SS 5.0GXI (Sold)
2004 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew 6.0L (tow vehicle)
1991 FW 170 Freedom 4.3L (SOLD)