Caught in a Storm 

Nice job Nigel, you should try that in Ireland lol :)

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.

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

Engine failure would make this ,a very different video....

Careful on Erie.. it can change incredibly fast..15-30 foot waves/swells can happen.. it’s a dangerous lake

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.

thats dumb to tempt lake erie to take your life

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.

Ya we usually lose two or three stupid people there every year wtf

Lightening doesn't always give you warning.

What a fool men have to go out and risk their own lives to save these people

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

If he wants a big time thrill, drive into a waterspout 😂

I'm from Canada and watching this is giving me goosebumps. That ĺooks frigging scary!

“It’s getting really heavy”. Obviously you haven’t seen Erie get “really heavy”.

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.

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 .

I have been out there on Lake eire in a storm 9ft waves not fun !!!

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.

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

On a grey day a few years ago I was watching the wind all day while at work. Radio said it was gusting 80 to 100 kms. No rain, just wind. Launched in Port Stanley right after work. From the lowest point of the valley between two waves to the peaks of the waves was in the neighbourhood of 20 feet. One of the best rides ever! Scary in a boat... playtime on a ski! Grew up on the water... not for the timmid. Love your videos!

Um....no thanks! I am near Erie PA - those clouds were ominous. Glad you weren't on L. Superior or Huron

WTF are you doing ?

Love how you were playing cat and mouse with the storm, I would have loved being out there that day with a fast Sea Doo but would not do it alone. Glad you made it to shore in one piece.

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!!!🫡👍🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

That’s scary, glad you are ok

You should have watched the radar on the weather channel

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.

How big is the wheelbarrow that you wheel those big brass balls around?

Been there done that along the Texas gulf coast. It can indeed pick up very quick. Thanks for the video.

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

That's insane but it sure looks like fun.

That’s f*ck all. We had 20 ft. Swell , be on the break wall.

Really cool to watch. That lake takes a lot of people each year. Stay safe

I really enjoyed this! Down here in Kent, Ohio!

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.

Am I the only one who was thinking, What happens if the Seadoo doesn't fire back up?

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!!!👍🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

What a fool. He obviously knows nothing about the Great Lakes and the dangers that come with them.

We had to zig zag in.

Did He Call it in..

Erie kinda spot in fairness 😮

You Have Never Heard Of The Buddy System ? Out There Alone On a Sea Doo Great Video BUT YOUR CRAZY 😎MAN

Lol looked intense and fun

No clue

Fun stuff!

How do you keep the hat on in the headwind?

Does that mean we finally got rain at my house? Lmao

Looks like Fun Be Safe

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Not caught in a storm. Purposely drove into one maybe…

How does that hat stay on?

Port colborne

We used to go up for anything 3-5 or 4-6 , 6to 8s were too brutal

You found some nice fast sailing weather. The best type of water for. At least fourteen knots

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.

You’re wild lol

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.

That was above my tolerance for risk threshold. Instructive video, glad you posted it.

That was fun, thanks so much

Lake Erie is shallowest correct? How deep is water where you were ? What is biggest waves ? It was good camera work and video 🙏

Awesome

Looks like a lot of fun.

Jet skis are the bane of a peaceful summer, especially owners like this one.

There’s sharks in there

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 😅 😂😂

Been in bigger waves

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.