It is wonderful to find an idyllic and tranquil spot, with just the right amount of waves &/or wind, where everyone is enjoying the peace and quiet respecting each other, finally after rigging up and to be out in the water. 
I enjoy my surfing/windsurfing trips up north, but there is just one thing that is becoming more prevalent which I find very distressing.
Jetski's.
Why oh why do they have to populate the National Parks, the "no powered vessels" and 4K speed limit areas, areas populated by families with young kids swimming, paddle-surfers and learn-to-surfers, marine park reserves, and built up areas??? I know there are certain rules but they defy all of them.
The frustration when along comes a hooning jetski rider to upset this tranquil picture, and to harass me in the water by riding in circles around me creating a mess of waves.
I try not to get angry, just jump in the water and not react and wait for them to get bored with their little game and go away. But the moment I get back up on my board, they are back again for another round.
And when it is a long weekend in a remote area where there is no mobile phone coverage, and they don't have their rego displayed, what is one to do? 
Where do these people get off? Did they have deprived parenting during their emotional maturation, which stalled somewhere around age two? Do they feel threatened by a woman who has developed greater proficiency, skills and brainpower than them?? Do they feel deficient because of their small appendages???
It shocked me that they are actually permitted in the marine reserves (Arrawarra). I don't understand how they have the gaul to ride through water populated by swimmers in 4K limit zones when the flags are out (Trial Bay/SW Rocks) and National Parks (Seal Rocks, Diamond Head) and surfing reserves (Lennox.)
On the other hand, I really like Byron Bay. There is great Karma about the place, even the sharks have a laid back attitude eg a kiter came up to me in the water to check out if I was ok when I was taking a break from stinging eyes when out the back on my windsurfer. And I helped tow a German surfer's car out of a tricky sandbog. How cool is that?
Why can't all be a bit nicer to each other and have a bit of common sense? 
So your venting is against jetskiers who harrass other water users?
What you need to realise is jetskiing becomes quite boring after the first half hour of riding one. So to keep oneself amused when jetskiing you have to invent little games, some of which involve causing misery to other water users.
Without such games a jetskier soon becomes depressed realising they wasted something like $15K what is a useful water craft that is useless for them.
Jetskiers do not deserve your anger, they deserve your pity.
Gidget, I hear you on this front. I used to cop it all the time surfing on the Gold Coast..... they'd mess up the waves, create a hell of a noise.
...Don't want to flame them as a species.... but they tend to leave mostly bad impressions to non jetski kin...
what to do? can't cure it.... although those RPG's look effective...
Seriously, a possible way to deal with this issue is to record them in the act and pass the video onto the relevant authorities or electronic media. At the very least you could stick it up on U tube.
The waterproof video camera sold on Seabreeze woudl be the go.
Where exactly did these incidents occur?
The 4 knot zone at Trial Bay is just about irrelevant due to the silting up of the bay over the years. The signs say you can't go more than 4 knots in an area thats about 1 meter above the high tide mark.
camera idea is the way to go! dudes doing burn outs have been busted over youtube.... second that idea!
Can't really cure those kind of people with laws... the have no regard for nature, serenity, the law, others and you.....
best to do the undercover camera sting operation lol....
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Yeah, I hate it when you go to a National Park and someone turns up later, opens their car doors and plays loud music, of which you can only hear the bass anyway.
Why go to a national park if you want loud bass?
I agree with almost everyone else, I think jetskiers get bored with it and need to do something to try and make it interesting.
My only practical suggestion is the same for kiters and its to get someone else to stand a long way away from you with a camera and take photos of them 'doing their tricks'. They will forget all about you straight away!
I am sure there are some genuine people who own jetskis, but in my experience, most of them are into attention getting behaviour, they have to be in close so that spectators can see what heroes they are (not) I have a theory that the same ones are absolutely the same on the roads,what is needed is for their vehicles to be impounded when they come flying in around swimmers etc at 40 -50 K's, unfortunately the cops never seem to be around when they do this stuff.
you could always let there tyres down on the trailers maybe with a sharp pointy object & keep repeating until they get the message
Wait for em to park on the beach for a break and casually go over and inspect the jetski. While doing so pour a bucket of sea water into their fuel tank - they will have to bring the ski out of the water to drain the tank before the engine will start :)
Funny, we are having a similar debate on the kitesurfing forum. Atleast poleys and teabagggers have a common enemy.
LOL
KR
lets face it, the best thing Jetski's are for is:
-tow in surfing on serious waves
-Towing wakeboards over ramps etc
or rescuing people in the surf.
I hate to see such a purpose built machine used for pussying around in flat water. boring.
Of the 59 736 km of Australian Coastline, surely it is reasonable that there is a spare 500m can be found to play around in that does not interfere with others peace and enjoyment?
Not only kiters, but fishermen also, are on the same page with this one.
I really needed to vent on this one, as I am really quite over it.
I think i saw some of these in cash converters
The problem is obviously widespread, may be worthwhile raising it as an issue at your local council meeting.
I'm pleased to say that in my local spot the council and police have cracked down on the renegades. Recnently we've had regular police patrols on the beach spotting offenders and calling in water water police to take care of the recalcitrants. 
Some of those machines are rented.
In one occasion, I took down details of the machine and called the operator to rat out on the idiot that was ramming his jetski into the shallows.
I heard a story where there were 2 jetskiers out with the ute & trailer on the beach.The first guy decided to run his ski up onto the beach & his mate thougt he'd have a go & went straight up & crashed into the back of the ute.. says a lot for the IQ..
says a lot for the IQ..
........ Panic sets in!!!!! Sand is immediately washed away from back wheels which are now in deeper water. Front wheels are sitting in slushy sand.....BOGGED! For 1/2 an hour locals tried to help dig and push this guy out with a rising tide. 30 mins is not much, but when a beach has a steep incline, and as witnessed, it can get pretty wet inside of an expensive car with waves slopping halfway up the passenger doors. Anyway, someone with a 4wd worked pretty hard to successfully tow this guy out.
ha! theres kiters saying exactly these sorts of things about their OWN kind at St Kilda!
