RedactedNarrative: On December 29th at approximately 3:30 p.m. vessel 1 was heading west toward Stump Pass in Lemon Bay. There was one passenger.  Operator rented the PWC from Beach Road Watersports in Englewood, FL. The PWC was traveling at approximately 25mph. The operator saw a channel marker in his path. Operator attempted to avoid the marker by turning to the starboard side. Operator was attempting to turn but he encountered a wake and was unable to navigate around the channel marker while maneuvering through the wake. The operator collided with the channel marker. This caused both the operator and the passenger to be ejected. 