Caught in a Storm
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- 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.
How far is crystal lake from buffalo outer harbor ive bwwn wanting to take thw ride to visit grandparents in fort erie@@NigelHay
@@AriesTheRam91 do you mean Crystal Beach?
@@NigelHay yes sry
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
@@richardbeese7635 I broke down on my first ever ride, 6km offshore. Early May. Water was only 4c
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
Absolutely
Been on Lake Erie 44 years never seen or heard of a wave over 10’
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.
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.
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.
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
Lightening doesn't always give you warning.
Really cool to watch. That lake takes a lot of people each year. Stay safe
Fun stuff!
Been there done that along the Texas gulf coast. It can indeed pick up very quick. Thanks for the video.
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.
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 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 live near Lake Erie. Have owned several boats over the years, that we took out regularly. Erie is an amazing lake. Great fishing, and great cruising. The problem, it's a shallow lake. .Storm winds create huge waves. It can be one terrifying mud puddle.
Engine failure would make this ,a very different video....
Among the Great Lakes, Lake Erie is the most shallow of the others. Shallow lakes have closer wave to wave distance. Rougher conditions, waves are more steeper and more vertical, like hitting a concrete wall.
This is very evident when riding near Port colborne, the light house or near to Buffalo where the waves become more like ocean waves due to sudden shallow water and deeper channels on the side.
I live near Lake Erie and I can’t vouch for the other people commenting on how dangerous it can be . It can turn on you in a matter of minutes .
That's was basically what the video says, I knew what was going to happen.
This is an amazing thrill as you cant play with storms like this on land. You check your radar and visually see the opening so you quickly get to 60 knots into the calm and before you know it closes in on you so you have to find a safe passage out.
Yes, I've done this before and I can say besides unpredictable lightning strikes the worst is the psychological impact of being out there and it goes dark and you feel that frigid Canadian front bellow down from the North. Suddenly you feel very insignificant.
I don't think I'd be sailing into that! Yep, theor nice clouds, until your looking at them from UNDER the lake! Ease up? Nope! Time to see just how fast that jet ski really is!
What a fool men have to go out and risk their own lives to save these people
I have been out there on Lake eire in a storm 9ft waves not fun !!!
It changes so quickly. Seen the 8-15ft waves during big storms but thankfully from the shoreline
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
Guess I'm missing the point on why someone would want to purposefully put themselves in danger by going out on a jet ski on Lake Erie (or any lake/sea really) with a thunderstorm approaching? What good could possibly come from it? Lightning is the biggest danger out there, and it can strike far from its parent storm. Even if he lived through a lightning strike, his jet ski would probably be on fire and now the Coast Guard/rescue people have to put their lives in danger to go rescue him. I like adventures, but I don't get this one.
That’s scary, glad you are ok
I really enjoyed this! Down here in Kent, Ohio!
Thanks, hoping to have around Ohio's coastline later this summer
“It’s getting really heavy”.
Obviously you haven’t seen Erie get “really heavy”.
If he wants a big time thrill, drive into a waterspout 😂
You found some nice fast sailing weather. The best type of water for. At least fourteen knots
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.
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
Erie kinda spot in fairness 😮
That was above my tolerance for risk threshold. Instructive video, glad you posted it.
Thanks Simon, I was only worried about lightening
Lake Erie is shallowest correct? How deep is water where you were ? What is biggest waves ?
It was good camera work and video 🙏
Erie is ruffly 240 feet deep max depth. It averages 25-60 feet.
@@jamesvw769 ok thank you 🙏
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.
Good job covering some weather coming in. Nice views. You need to put a leather jacket in a waterproof bag in case of hail. Also you need to invest in a satellite phone or a marine radio because that far out of that engine took a dump.... Your in trouble! Later! Oh a weather radio would let you know the speed and track of the storms.
Looks like Fun Be Safe
I have seen two,of this man’s videos, and both of them shows that this guy is reckless on water and does not understand how irresponsible his actions really are. He is going to end up being a statistic in a mortuary
thats dumb to tempt lake erie to take your life
Looks like a lot of fun.
Ya we usually lose two or three stupid people there every year wtf
We had to zig zag in.
Lol looked intense and fun
That was fun, thanks so much
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
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.
That’s f*ck all. We had 20 ft. Swell , be on the break wall.
Did He Call it in..
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).
Awesome
You should have watched the radar on the weather channel
Does that mean we finally got rain at my house? Lmao
Just a little
We used to go up for anything 3-5 or 4-6 , 6to 8s were too brutal
You need to use your trim in a more upward opposition to bring the nose up so you're not nosing into the waves. Tilting your trim upwards will keep the nose up and you'll have a much easier time gliding over the wave instead of stuffing the front of your ski and pushing so much water. You said you've only had this machine for about 8 or 9 weeks. As jetskiing goes, I have about 35 to 40 years of experience and trying to outrun a storm purposely, on Lake Erie is just as "non-smart" as trying to take on the Niagara River rapids. It's just dumb. I don't want to hear about some guy dying on the water and it be you, or anyone. Please treat the water and know the limits of your jetski and your ability to handle one!!!🫡👍🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
No clue
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
You’re wild lol
Quite the frill out on the lake when that happens
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.
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
Port colborne
Nope. Crystal beach.
Can't play games like this with bad weather on the water, especially by yourself with no one around. Things can turn dangerous in an instant on a sunny day on the ocean. I don't even go out if the weather isn't looking good. So many things can go wrong outside of your control new ski or not. You get tossed off no one will hear you scream or be able to find you before you drown. If you THINK bad weather is coming head back storm chaser or whatever I don't care. We're all on our own on the water, the lucky ones have someone nearby when they need help, the unlucky ones are never found.
Aren't you the same guy I gave it to on another video? Yup, it was because you were heading into the rapids on the Niagara River.😳 That was foolish, so is this. Be more careful bro!!!👍🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Doing what I do for work, I have more chance of being killed there than on this.
Not caught in a storm. Purposely drove into one maybe…
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.
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.
WTF are you doing ?
Adrenalin kicks in.
Documenting storms.
I was safe, worse case scenario I would of just been pushed back to sure.
I always make sure if I'm put in bad weather the winds have to be southerly or southwest. That way I would be pushed to shore
What a fool. He obviously knows nothing about the Great Lakes and the dangers that come with them.
I beg to differ.
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.
There’s sharks in there
Anything is possible in that water
Exactly , that lake is wild I grew up on it by cholchester ont
The Great Lakes are indeed more like inland seas ! 🌊
Contrary to what many of the comments are saying I think you knew what you were doing and you read the sky and water patterns well enough to ovoid danger ….your braver than me ! 😁
It’s always reassuring to know how close to the shoreline you are . 👍
I think many people who criticize probably more than likely has thalassophobia. 🌊
New sub in Alabama..cheers ! 🌊🍺👍
Been in bigger waves
same here, i was pointing out how quickly it can change. Lake Erie is know for 10ft waves
That is not ruff go out in the Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic Ocean out by Miami then talk to be about ruff they are some big waves for a lake 😅 😂😂