V2 OPERATOR AND V2 PASSENGER WERE RETURNING TO SHORE AFTER AN AFTERNOON ON THE WATER.  SHE WAS OPERATING HER VESSEL THROUGH THE NO WAKE ZONE IN BULKHEAD CHANNEL WHEN SHE TOOK HER ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE BOAT OPERATION TO FIX THE WASHDOWN UNIT.  WHEN SHE LOOKED BACK UP, HER VESSEL WAS HEADING TOWARDS A DOCKED SAILBOAT AT THE OLD TOWNE YACHT CLUB ON RADIO ISLAND.  SHE POWERED THE VESSEL IN REVERSE TO TRY AND AVOID A COLLISION, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.  THE BOW STARBOARD SIDE HER VESSEL IMPACTED THE STERN PORT SIDE OF THE DOCKED SAILBOAT CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO BOTH VESSELS.  OPERATOR INATTENTION AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A LOOKOUT, ALONG WITH ASTRONG INCOMING TIDE AND WIND,CONTRIBUTED TO THIS BOATING INCIDENT.  NOTHING FURTHER TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.

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