RedactedNarrative: 118 ft. motor yacht crashed into ICW marker #49 at slow speed. High winds, vessel design and operator inexperience operating this specific type vessel were contributing factors. 
  
  Vessel 1, a 118 ft. motor yacht, "Jetsetter," was traveling northbound in the intercoastal waterway in the vicinity of Sea Isle Marina. After passing through the Venetian Causeway West, the captain of the vessel turned the vessel to starboard in order to navigate east through Sunset Channel. 
  
  While trying to maneuver, high winds contributed to Operator losing control of the vessel which collided with ICW marker 49 at slow speed. The damage caused by the accident consisted of glass damage to the port side of the vessel as well as damage to the ICW marker (see report photographs). 
  
  Operator stated that the vessel was a new design/build by the company "Dynamiq." The vessel in question was not of US manufacture and did not have a HIN number. As part of the design, the hull has a shallow draft, flat bottom, with two "pods" protruding from the bottom; each pod having in-line counter-rotating propellers. 
  
  It should be noted that vessels designed for stability in rough conditions generally have a hull with a "deep V" that increases stability; vessels with a flat planing hull are not typically well suited for stability in open seas and rough conditions. On the day of the accident, winds up to 20 knots led to small craft advisories for the area. Operator, although a licensed captain, also stated that he had less than 30hrs operating this vessel or a vessel of this design.
  