Boat #1 was pulling 2 persons riding a tube, doing turns.  Boat #1 was traveling westerly in the bay and was not on plane.  As boat #1 turned towards the south, the operator noticed boat #2 approaching from the east.  The operator stopped the boat.  Boat #2 was also pulling 2 persons on a tube.  The operator was sitting at the tiller, facing portside.  From the operator's position, he could not see boat #1 to his front and starboard side.  The boats were very close when the passenger on the tube being pulled by boat #2 saw boat #1 and motioned to the operator to turn to the port side.  The operator from boat #1 was unsure what action to take to avoid a collision, so the operator decided to go across the bow of boat #2.  As the boats neared each other, boat #1 traveling south, crossed in front of boat #2 from the starboard to port side.  The tube being pulled by boat #1 on a 50' rope did not get across the bow of boat #2.  The tube was struck by the bow of boat #1.  One of the tube riders from boat #1 jumped off just prior to impact, the other was injured when the tube hit the hull of boat #2.
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