ON Sunday, March 11, I was swimming in the sea at Southbourne when two males on jetskis passed at maximum speed.

They were chatting and waving to one another and were within a few yards of the end of the groynes.

They continued into the distance skimming the shore and directly through the arches nearest the shore of Boscombe Pier, which as everybody in Bournemouth knows is the most popular spot for people to be swimming in the sea.

Jetskis can go up to speeds of 60mph or more.

Because their identification numbers were so low on the craft, they were impossible to read.

On land there is not a single road within the jurisdiction of Bournemouth, Poole or Christchurch where a speed of 60mph is allowed.

We have all of the makings of a terrible fatality or mass catastrophe developing before us.

However, given the weight of these craft, a slipway is always involved in manoeuvring them into the water.

There are only a relatively few number of public slipways between Christchurch, Bournemouth and Poole and most of these vessels will be locally placed in the water using them.

With this in mind I would suggest that every slipway have a public responsibility notice specifically aimed at jetskis and other powered craft which should say that they must operate within the speed limits on the river, or at dead slow speed within coastal areas until they are at least 500 metres out from the shore.

This should be backed up with the warning of a £5,000 fine.

It should be quite easy for Christchurch, Bournemouth and Poole councis to coordinate these warnings.

In the event of an accident, jetskiers may try to disappear so I would suggest the police or public immediately visit the public slipways and take the numbers of all cars and jetski trailers parked nearby.

ROBERT WILSON Ravine Road, Bournemouth