Caught in a Storm
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2022
- As a Storm Spotter i get excited at the prospect of a storm coming in off the Lake, so with the forecast showing storms today I got on the Sea Doo and rode out far on lake Erie to see what i can spot.
Within minutes the calm waters were changed into rough waters.
Nice job Nigel, you should try that in Ireland lol :)
Love your videos, envious that you have great swells of the Atlantic and Irish Sea.
I once was out fishing on a much, much , much smaller lake on a small Jon boat. I knew a storm was coming, but was fishing. I got caught out on the water. High wind and lightning. I was able to get the boat ashore and we got under a shelter house. That wasn’t dumb, that was stupid and dangerous. I will never do that again. I am glad you were safe. Scary stuff man, don’t push your luck and get your ticket punched
I'm 60 I've been a boater my whole life, mainly saltwater deep sea. You seem to me that you've never been in a serious issue off shore, I would hope you never do. When you make it back to shore by the grace of god with you bung puckered so tight you can't unpucker for a bit you'll never mess with the weather again
Careful on Erie.. it can change incredibly fast..15-30 foot waves/swells can happen.. it’s a dangerous lake
Yes it’s very shallow
couldn't have said it better, most piers don't last more than a few years
Like a big puddle
Really cool to watch. That lake takes a lot of people each year. Stay safe
I'm from Canada and watching this is giving me goosebumps. That ĺooks frigging scary!
I wouldn't do that in the cold. Thankfully the lake water felt warm
Erie kinda spot in fairness 😮
Been there done that along the Texas gulf coast. It can indeed pick up very quick. Thanks for the video.
I have lived on the other side of the lake for 55 years and it can build trecherous waves quick. If you see lightning strikes, get off the lake ASAP.
Lake Erie is the shallowest of the 5 great lakes and gets huge waves because of that during storms. Getting caught on a boat during thunderstorm on lake Erie can be terrifying. Happened to me once around midnight while fishing for Walleye near Buffalo NY. the lake was flat and within no time we had 3 to 5 foot waves. Pretty scary when your on a 12 foot fishing boat and we had to travel back to the dock 2 miles away in the dark. On top of that I called the local TV News weather report on the phone and there was a SPECIAL MARINE WARNING for the Lake Erie near Buffalo NY. Good Memory now because that we made it back without getting hit by lightning or capsize the boat.
If I recall on this particular day there was no warnings issued on the Canadian side but there was one issued on the US side around the time i was riding back.
Was salmon fishing off long point over 20 years ago. Beautiful day, then in 30 minutes wind picked up and the waves came with cloud. Came along the point for about an hour getting hit by 5 foot waves.
Looks like a lot of fun.
That’s scary, glad you are ok
I've got a similar machine! Adjust your handle bars up and stand! you'll have so much more control and reaction speed as well as ability to lean the machine away from waves coming over/dodge the spray a bit and save your back from impacts if you hop a wave or two
I really enjoyed this! Down here in Kent, Ohio!
Thanks, hoping to have around Ohio's coastline later this summer
That was fun, thanks so much
The fact that you put yourself in that kind of position to provide us with such an incredible video, you have definitely earned my respect.
Thanks William. There is of course risk in everything we do daily, but I always take into account where I'm going, notify others, check wind direction etc. If this was an offshore wind, I wouldn't of done it. The wind was pushing me back towards land.
You found some nice fast sailing weather. The best type of water for. At least fourteen knots
Looks like Fun Be Safe
For all the warnings, gloom and doom, I have been fishing on Lake Erie in a 19 ft deep v for 40 yrs and have never been close to death or dismemberment.
What a fool men have to go out and risk their own lives to save these people
Um....no thanks! I am near Erie PA - those clouds were ominous. Glad you weren't on L. Superior or Huron
I wouldn't go out in the conditions they get, no thanks
Lol looked intense and fun
We used to go up for anything 3-5 or 4-6 , 6to 8s were too brutal
That was above my tolerance for risk threshold. Instructive video, glad you posted it.
Thanks Simon, I was only worried about lightening
People he's on one of the best machines for handling waves 😂. I know people who wait for storms to head out parasailing and running their sea doo. He's not stupid.
Thanks for that, I know my limits, for as long as the machine is running, i'm safe, once the waves crest, i'm out of there. plus I plan acording to direction of the wind
No offense, but I think your main belt is slipping a little. A jet ski, in a storm, on Lake Erie? Well, it's your life.
Actually, a jet ski is far safer than most boats. They will not sink unless you allow one of the seats or hatches to open. In the event of a roll over you can easily right it...not possible with any boat.
Engine failure would make this ,a very different video....
Jet skis are the bane of a peaceful summer, especially owners like this one.
Why is that? Less noisy than a power boat, racing boat and most speed boats
Absolutely. The noise is on thing but the hazards they produce for real boaters are significant especially when they operate in packs. There should be significantly more controls on where and when they can be operated. There are many area where they should be prohibited altogether.
@@cottonj9 I am not a fan of group riding, dangerous, to many distractions and wakes, I prefer on my own or with one other.
I own one and I think they should be banned. ! Ruin every morning on my inland lake & for some reason they think people are interested in watching them so they must find other boats or beaches with swimmers
You Have Never Heard Of The Buddy System ?
Out There Alone On a Sea Doo
Great Video BUT YOUR CRAZY 😎MAN
yes i have, but you have to put faith in your machine and yourself. always have a back up plan. When out on my own i always inform the family where i intend to be and i frequently text (hourly). Also have a VHF radio, whistle etc and on this day, this winds would of pushed me ashore. Buddy system for sure for new riders.
You always inform somebody where you intend to be so they can find your body if disaster strikes? I think your machine is pretty new so right now it's pretty dependable but one of these days your going to find yourself in an undesirable situation. Let's hope your machine warns you ahead of time and you heed that warning.
Awesome
You are the iron man, it pays to practice your foul weather riding skills. Great lakes change fast, you need skills to keep up, panic kills.
Craig, I have pushed myself a lot in the past 14 months. 155 hours with many of them in adverse conditions.
@@NigelHay You look completely competent, you proved your mettle to me during the Niagra whirlpool incident, kept the camera rolling while you found out rubber shorts aren't only to keep water out.
You should have watched the radar on the weather channel
Does that mean we finally got rain at my house? Lmao
Just a little
Not caught in a storm. Purposely drove into one maybe…
How do you keep the hat on in the headwind?
It's easy, never look up. the cap will stay on for as long as your head is slightly down and i mean slightly down. but once you look up, it's gone
There’s sharks in there
Anything is possible in that water
Exactly , that lake is wild I grew up on it by cholchester ont
How big is the wheelbarrow that you wheel those big brass balls around?
Lol.
Hahaha I’m guessing it’s a dump truck.
Canadian women can handle it.😮 U.S. women too ---- ( fill in the blank).
You disregard the safety of others by senselessly putting yourself in possibly a dangerous situation. I can only hope you have some consideration of the people that put their own safety at risk when rescuing others. I am glad this was not one of those.
Get a grip. He was never out of sight of land and that storm was literally nothing.
You’re wild lol
Quite the frill out on the lake when that happens
How does that hat stay on?
I have been asked that so many times.
On this particular ride. I was travelling exactly the same speed as the wind behind me.
Other than that, there is a point where if you just tilt your head back ever so slightly, it goes.
You quickly learn that the wind pushed down on the peak until you look slightly up
If your calm enough to film & narrate then not a storm. We stupidly rode stand ups in 12 foot waves past the rocky river ohio police boat who suggested we not go out but we avoided death in the giant brown mountains or being smashed into rocky bluffs.
thats dumb to tempt lake erie to take your life
Been in bigger waves
same here, i was pointing out how quickly it can change. Lake Erie is know for 10ft waves
I have no respect for people who have no respect for the Great Lakes. These are really fresh water seas, not lakes. Talking personal watercraft so far from shore is reckless.
I really don't understand your issue.
Nonsense. Dude knows what he's doing. No need for disrespect just because its something an inexperienced person should never do but a pro can handle.
People take those to the islands from FL, perfectly seaworthy. Disrespecting the weather can get anyone!
If you get wet on the outside just get some hot wings and get wet inside once back onshore
I couldn't agree with you more. Maybe he ought to read about the Marquette and Bessemer #2. She's been missing in Lake Erie for over 100 years.