first post here. 43 year old lake free skier. have noticed a hatred of pwc on this site. personally tubers bother me more, but there are two types of pwc. the sit down style and the stand up style. 3 years ago my buddy that i had been skiing with moved and i was left looking at calm lake with no boat driver. Decided to try a stand up jet ski, no need for a spotter or driver. They are a blast, and are not easy to ride. check out x-h20.com these guys are amazing atheletes, there is always a exception but most standup riders know there place and don't bother others. Sit down style or "couch" riders, i agree, same as tubers- scum of the water, but give us stand up guys a chance.