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(Saw most of this from shore... but 2nd hand story)
OH YEAH! One more thing to add and caution other clubs abouts...
If you get a reporter to come to your event representing a few local and city papers, that's great! She was representing an area with over 1 million people, great exposure! When she asks if she can go out on the patrol boat and get some nice action shots, that's even better, accommodate her wishes! When the action is delivered and Jimmy Robb (think it was him) manages to dunk himself in the corner (all ok, climbed back in his boat and was out in the next heat, bearly an incident really), that's ok I guess... BUT when the reporter gets excited/nervous out there after the incident (it was nothing really, not sure what the deal was, wasn't on the patrol boat, big patrol boat too, 20' or so, nice and safe) and requests to be sent back to shore this instant, TAKE NOTE... even though your patrol boat is busy waving flags, helping a guy swimming get in his boat and tow back, talking on radios, etc... DO NOT give her the "We're busy for a few minutes, want to wait 5 or how about a ride back on a SeaDoo?" option!! Cuz we know from experiance that in the rush get off the boat, on the seadoo, to get to the land humans rightfully belong on, she'll somehow trip and flip off the patrol boat, hit the jet ski guy, flip it over good enough to stay upside down (never seen that before!), and everyone is in the drink and you have a real mess and a soggy reporter!! Haha
I felt real bad for her, everyone did, but you just had to chuckle a little after hearing the story. She was ok. Not sure about camera gear. I didn't hear that she lost anything atleast. She said it was her fault and left in ok spirits I hear. But still. Scary moment, thankfully she and everyone was ok. I never did hear why she got so excited... it is a race she was reporting on after all. But I think it will be a while before she reports on another motorsport.
OH YEAH! One more thing to add and caution other clubs abouts...
If you get a reporter to come to your event representing a few local and city papers, that's great! She was representing an area with over 1 million people, great exposure! When she asks if she can go out on the patrol boat and get some nice action shots, that's even better, accommodate her wishes! When the action is delivered and Jimmy Robb (think it was him) manages to dunk himself in the corner (all ok, climbed back in his boat and was out in the next heat, bearly an incident really), that's ok I guess... BUT when the reporter gets excited/nervous out there after the incident (it was nothing really, not sure what the deal was, wasn't on the patrol boat, big patrol boat too, 20' or so, nice and safe) and requests to be sent back to shore this instant, TAKE NOTE... even though your patrol boat is busy waving flags, helping a guy swimming get in his boat and tow back, talking on radios, etc... DO NOT give her the "We're busy for a few minutes, want to wait 5 or how about a ride back on a SeaDoo?" option!! Cuz we know from experiance that in the rush get off the boat, on the seadoo, to get to the land humans rightfully belong on, she'll somehow trip and flip off the patrol boat, hit the jet ski guy, flip it over good enough to stay upside down (never seen that before!), and everyone is in the drink and you have a real mess and a soggy reporter!! Haha
I felt real bad for her, everyone did, but you just had to chuckle a little after hearing the story. She was ok. Not sure about camera gear. I didn't hear that she lost anything atleast. She said it was her fault and left in ok spirits I hear. But still. Scary moment, thankfully she and everyone was ok. I never did hear why she got so excited... it is a race she was reporting on after all. But I think it will be a while before she reports on another motorsport.
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