Vessel #2 a 20' Malibu Wakesetter open motorboat had just been launched and was being backed off the boat trailer.  Vessel #2, had to stop because the operator saw another boat, vessel #1 a 20' open motor boat, coming up from behind.  The operator of Vessel #2 took the boat out of gear until it was clear to move.  

The operator of Vessel #1 then stopped his boat, realizing that Vessel #2 could not move off the trailer until his vessel was clear, so he reversed his boat, but it did not respond so he gave it more throttle.  Realizing the two vessels were still close, vessel #1 attempted to reverse at a higher rate rate of speed, but instead went suddenly forward and hit the dock.  The operator of vessel #1 then attempted to reverse again at full throttle when vessel came forward and hit vessel #2.  The bow of vessel #1 rode up onto the transom of vessel #2 and a passenger on vessel #2 sitting in the back was hit by vessel #1's mounted anchor on the bow.  He was later transported for medical treatment for back, neck, and leg pain.  

The operator of vessel #1 said that this was his first time operating the vessel and that he was not familiar with the operation of a jet pump.  He did not realize that boats with jet pumps do not responds as quickly as those with a prop.  

The damage was determined to be $2,300.

Lake Stevens                  