Off to a robust begin, race driver Brian Jackson wizzed by means of the water monitor within the southern Perth suburb of Baldivis.
But it is what occurs subsequent throughout the jet dash that nobody noticed coming.
The boat rolled, not as soon as however 4 occasions, with officers speeding to assist.
“It was a hard hit,” Jackson informed 9News.
“The first thing going through my mind, I hit once and I thought ‘oh that’s going to cost me’. The second hit, I thought ‘that’s it, my season’s over, my boat’s destroyed’.”
Remarkably, Jackson and his passenger walked away simply earlier than the boat caught hearth.
“Both of us are probably feeling, although I don’t present it, feeling a little out of sorts, just realising that we’ve been through something pretty severe,” he mentioned.
The 56-year-old will spend no less than the following two nights in hospital after the burns on his thigh grew to become contaminated.
“Few more days, antibiotics, rest and see where we go from here,” he mentioned
Jackson’s wasn’t the one boat to chew the mud.
“A lot of people had difficulty, there were a lot of offs and mishaps and slides and things but I think I did the best one.”
He hopes to be again racing for the following championship on Australia Day.
