RedactedNarrative: On 6/16/20 a single rental PWC with two people on board struck a channel marker near Clearwater Beach. No injuries were sustained, however the rental PWC was damaged. 
  
  Operator was with a group of rental riders following a H2O tour guide. The other PWCs were in a line ahead of Operator when he passed ahead of them to his left heading towards marker red #10. Operator had his head turned and was talking to his son. Operator looked up and saw the marker.  Operator then tried to turn to his right when he saw the marker. He was unable to avoid hitting the marker due to inexperience, no proper lookout, and off throttle lack of steering response of his PWC.
  