Completely Avoidable (But Hilarious) Boating Fails

Get Past the Crash Zone!

It's important to get out past the breakers when taking a boat out... That is quite literally because you will crash your boat. If you look closely, you can see that some of the boat ended up breaking between the ocean floor and the wave. Ouch.

SOS!

This couple opted for the paddle boat because they thought that they had less of a chance of falling off... Well, that was not the case. They took on a bit of water, overreacted, and flipped!

The More You Know

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.