Agree. He was losing it before he lost it and didn't back off. He pushed it and paid the price for his ignorance. No kill switch hooked either. Could have easily been a lot worse.

I will add that reckless is an appropriate adjective as well. Once the boat's lateral rocking from the wakes started getting out of control, he didn't appear to ever let off (the throttle), nor did he appear to correct heading to give that point a wider berth. He was committed to cutting the corner as close as possible over any corrective measure that lost 10 seconds time.

He does reach to his chest with his left hand right before he gets up. Was he unclipping his kill switch? I don't know but maybe.

I dont know if this is possible....but this video is worse than the one where he totaled the boat!!!! Running hammer down in bad weather, co hanging on for his life....and the dude is worried about his camera and reaching down for it taking focus away from the run?! Holy [censored] man! this guy is on the path to something not good...especially if that was a few years ago.

I saw the first high resolution video, you can't tell, you only know for sure he puts the throttle in neutral. I'm inclined to think being the shock of it all he would not have unclipped that fast before stepping up to the flipping deck.

Aaron "Legit" Britt, really that's what is on the side of his boat. Didn't he get DQ'd a year or two ago and posted about how it wasn't fair?

Good assessment. Gave me anxiety watching that.

What he did was dangerous and he paid a price for it in his equipment being effed up, I am so glad no one was around that point and he didn't have a marshall. It could have been far worse. Cutting a blind corner in a river is bad enough in of itself. No one came to his rescue because the guys he were trying to pass didn't see it. The next boat was 30-45 second behind him and probably never saw it. He needs to show some accountability and humility for his mistake...

Aaron “too legit to quit” Britt.

If that's what is on his boat he should be disqualified for being a clown

Whiskey throttled right through it lol.

He was taking a short cut.

We have all made mistakes on the water some minor and some major. The guy is lucky to be alive. What irritates me the most is his cocky comments on social media talking about being the pro and dont tell him how to drive. Well big boy it sure sounds like someone needs to teach you.

I was asked about an accident I had once by our corporate insurance / safety guy what I could have done to avoid the accident? They had been preaching that most accidents are avoidable.

I told them that all accidents are avoidable and he asked what I thought and I said I could have stayed home that Saturday morning instead of getting up to go to work.

I can assure you that I will never get in the boat with him!