Why Irish Tow Surf Rescue Club Opposes County Clare Jet Ski Ban
Why Irish Tow Surf Rescue Club Opposes County Clare Jet Ski Ban 22nd April 2021 “Aquabikes” caught the attention of former Irish Times journalist Kevin Myers back in 1982. The Irishman’s Diary writer was seriously concerned about the pressure windsurfers were putting on the RNLIDun Laoghaire lifeboat at the time. He had read about these “aquabikes”, made by a Japanese motorbike company, which “skid across the water, steered by handlebars”. Although there might be “cacophonous” drawbacks, this vehicle might prove useful in rescuing windsurfers, he wrote - if it wasn’t e...