Rex, "soft" is a relative term. I've fallen when water skiing, and there were some falls where the water wasn't "soft" at all.
Especially when you are learning how to barefoot; both the tach and speedo quit in the boat; the driver forgets that he has on a higher pitched prop than usual AND is driving by ear........ eek

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