About the Owner

Tim Conner, M.D. started boating in 1974. He has been involved in recreational boating continuously since then. Dr. Conner has been active in boating and watersports safety education for decades.

He rode his first jet ski in 1997, and rejoined the personal watercraft arena in 2012 with a Sea-Doo GTX 155, followed by 2 supercharged SeaDoos. Scuba certification came in 1988, and he and the family have traveled the world snorkeling and scuba diving for decades. The family has recently taken up paddle boarding, with wakeboards and kitesurfing the next challenges for my adult kids. See the About page for more.

Store jet ski out of the water with lock and extra safety line plus cover

How to Get Your PWC Out of Storage and Ready to Ride

Extensive how-to guide on getting a personal watercraft ready for seasonal use.

The process is easy if you follow the right steps, and can save you hundreds of dollars compared to having a shop do it. Or thousands of dollars in mechanical failure prevention.

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Is simply to help you have fun on the water, and to stay safe while doing it. Whether that means safety tips, ideas on how to use equipment, or troubleshooting problems when they arise, we put this content out to help you have fun.

AquaSportsPlanet and all of its members enjoy a wide variety of water sports. Some of us older members have been on the water for over 50 years. Our owner and writer, Tim, is the oldest one here but still holds the family jet ski top speed at 78 mph.

As a practicing physician who deals with a lot of trauma, he’s also our health and safety writer

Ryan, our most active member, is frequently found carving his way around the lake on the latest model Sea Doo RXPX or slowing down for some tricks on a Trixx. He spends his winters snowboarding and getting out occasionally on snowmobiles when weather allows.

The remaining staff, Anna, Erica, Chris and his kids Seth and Mia, all family, help with the graphics and design, and also appear in many of the images showing how-to and sometimes how-not-to do things.

Ryan on Spark

Erica’s 1st flyboard lesson

Erica doing the neutral bouyancy test for PADI cert

Ryan in St. Thomas, USVI

Paddle boards waiting to be inflated for the season

Tim standing in front of the lake at the new HQ

Erica on one of our iRocker paddle boards

Anna in Colombia

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