did somebody say watch your wake?

That's the aircraft company. BRP is a different entity. The Pres and CEO is in my previous post.

Bob

Bombardier Recreational Products
726 St. Joseph Street
Valcourt, Quebec, Canada
JOE 2LO

Phone: 450-532-2211
Fax: 450-532-5133

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Originally posted by alk

Seems pretty darn suspicios that the CEO of Bombadier is a guy named Pierre Beaudoin; whose DAD - Laurent Beaudoin - just happens to be the founder and Chairman of the Board. If I was a claims agent for Chesapeake Inn, I'd perhaps start with these two?

http://www.aviationweek.com/shownews/01nbaa2/newsmk03.htm

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Yes, the current CEO of Bombardier Rec Products is the guy you mentioned; but the guy he replaced, who moved over to the aircraft division happens to have a Dad that is running the whole show. My guess is that one or both of this father/son team owns this yacht.

But we're guessing here; just as likely it could be some guy who liked to ride Sea Doo's, and his millionaire kids bought him a yacht - they have nothing to do with the company; just liked the logo. Who knows?
 
Ahaaa, good point.

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Originally posted by alk

Yes, the current CEO of Bombadier Rec Products is the guy you mentioned; but the guy he replaced, who just moved over to the aircraft division happens to have a Dad that is running the whole show. My bet is that one or both of this father/son teams own the yacht.

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This guy needs to be caught. There were not only property damages, but also injuries. He continued to flee the scene, even after other boaters chased him down to make him aware of the situation. He responded by flipping them off.

Regarding the Cayman Island flag versus Canadian flag, don't let that throw you off. Lots of big yachts are Cayman Isands registry. They do that to avoid taxes. The yacht might or might not be associated with Bombardier.

When made aware of the incident, they responded that they would look into the incident. If their yacht wasn't involved, I would think they would immediately claim they have no relation to the yacht.
 
Please back off on the Bombardier/SeaDoo folks. I'm convinced that they are victims, too. They have expressed displeasure over the whole matter, and are waiting to find out who this guy is to have him remove the name and logo.
 
Agree with C Spray. Don't bug SeaDoo unless we know for a fact the yacht owner is an exec with the company.
 
Bug Sea-Doo anyway. If he's NOT one of theirs then they might want to jump on the lawsuit bandwagon, for defaming their name, possible copyright infringement, etc etc etc. Their lawyers will think of something.
 
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Originally posted by stmbtwle

Bug Sea-Doo anyway. If he's NOT one of theirs then they might want to jump on the lawsuit bandwagon, for defaming their name, possible copyright infringement, etc etc etc.

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Or they might ignore the whole thing. If it's not their boat, they don't really have much of a stake in the whole affair. And a few e-mails or letters can be answered by a secretary with a form letter or just ignored.

If there's really that much damage, the authorities should be notified along with the insurance companies. If the insurance companies know who caused the damage they will likely go after that person.
 
They MIGHT ignore it, but a boat running around like that with their trademark on the transom is NOT doing their public image any good. I'd think they'd want to put a stop to it, one way or another.

I can think of some other ways to "put a stop to it" but, durnit, none of them are legal.
 
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Originally posted by stmbtwle

Bug Sea-Doo anyway. If he's NOT one of theirs then they might want to jump on the lawsuit bandwagon, for defaming their name, possible copyright infringement, etc etc etc. Their lawyers will think of something.

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And this is how we end up with so many corporate laywers, frivolous lawsuits, and litigation.

As near as can be told, and based on their current response, Sea-Doo is not connected with this idiot and is an innocent bystander. Yet you want them to be abused and harrassed into having to do something?

Would you make the same recommendation if this was a family member rather than a large, faceless organization?
 
I'm not suggesting that better no-wake signs would of made a difference here, but what would it take to get a couple of red and white "no-wake" markers to identify the no-wake zone? I dont remember seeing any markers north of the basin and the only markers south are on the shore where the tugs are kept.
 
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Originally posted by rnbenton

Extensive property damage, several personal injuries, leaving the scene? Why didn't the local water cops get involved? Local law enforcement should have been all over this guy.

Bob

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They had to have been busy checking holding tank valves.
 
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Originally posted by Tainui

He's getting into November Charlie's area. Maybe he will pay SeaDoo a visit?

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Down in D.C. right now, laser eye surgery in the morning.

Besides, although it IS unconscionable, it's not technically illegal to have a boat that monstrously ugly.
 
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Originally posted by stmbtwle

Bug Sea-Doo anyway.
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Turn it around. Someone uses your name and does something bad. Is it fair for people to "bug" you for something you had nothing to do with? How would you like it?

How about this - Someone buys a Budweiser cap and wears it while robbing a convenience store. Is Budweiser responsible?

If it turns out to be their boat, I believe they will take appropriate action to make things right and discipline whoever was operating the boat.

If it's not their boat, they should be left out of it.
 
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Originally posted by C_Spray

.........Apparently, the USCG were set to board him in Cape May, but he blew by them.
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I find that pretty hard to believe. The USCG has guns (I've seen them) and the authority to use them.

If this guy can refuse to stop for the USCG, I guess we all can.
 
Good thing this didn't happen a week ago during the Canal Day festival, with all those boats rafted in the basin.

If you'd like, check out the Canal Day thread in this forum. I finally had a chance to post a few video clips of the event.
 
I'm finding it increasingly difficult to believe that with the supposed damage done being as extensive as being told here....AND with personal injuries also...that no one can seem to get the Police involved in all of this.

We had a similar situation here about 15 years ago. Large 60'ish Sunseeker going down the Canal and throwing about a 5ft. wake. Washed ALOT of small boats on shore that were tied to docks behind people's homes...Just lifted them right up and put them ON the Docks they were tied to. A couple of people went to the Lock downstream (I know it's easier to catch a culprit when there's no escape route available) and the Lock Master there held the Boat in the Lock till the Local Police got there. All the information on the Boat was made available to all the people affected and they ALL got paid...(quite a large amount I might add)
The damages caused by that boat included small sea walls being torn by because of boats tied off to them.
I'm finding it hard to believe that this hasn't happened here?
 
I cannot believe that the USCG has not caught up with them. They are usually pretty
gung ho about chasing down bad guys.
Who ever called it in needs to call them back and see if anything has been done or
if the boat has been stopped.
 
"And this is how we end up with so many corporate laywers, frivolous lawsuits, and litigation."

Lawyers are sorta like handguns... most folks don't like them very much but they ARE useful. I think whoever owns that boat is going to be out a few $$$$, win, lose, or draw.

As far as MY name is concerned, the name is pretty common. I'll simply claim it was a certain (Republican) congressman, or maybe a Disney representative. They both have more money than I do. Worst comes to worst, I might actually "invest" a few bucks...

My WOT speed is about 7 knots. I don't think ANYONE has to worry about me throwing a 5' wake!!!
 
There was a large CG cutter (around 100' I'd guess) patrolling the harbor in Lewes, DE this AM. Not sure why as it was rough and not many boats out. I can't believe that the CG couldn't find this guy. BTW the AIS info for the southern end of DE Bay is only spotty. Sometimes there is nothing showing and the next time you look the chart is full of symbols. I'm not sure why that happens. I just checked and there are no ships showing up and I know for a fact there are at least three ships in the anchorage and a fleet of ferry boats running thru there.
I hope this guy is held accountable for the damages. This gives the CG a black eye in my book as they spend time boarding small fishing boats to see if your flares are curent but let a flagrant rules violation slide? Doesn't play well to me.
 
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