We had a guy in our Bass club who aimed his Ranger Boat at a buoy at Folsom. (The draw partner said he was aiming at it.) The buoy said "ROCK" on it. He wasted his boat, and folded the prop on the pile. He was pissed and adamant that nobody had told him there were rocks in the lake.
Got his boat back after repairs, and then launched it full speed into a levee on the the Delta. He almost made it over the levee. I asked his draw partner what happened. "He was reaching around for some stuff that fell over, I had my hood down because it was raining. Heard a big noise. "BOOM!" I knew something was wrong because the steering wheel was on the floor..."
We told him he could still be in the club if he wanted, but he could no longer bring his boat.
He quit.
