in no-wake zones and fined $200 in Magistrates' Court for the offence.

Craig Astwood, of Khyber Heights Lane, pleaded guilty to travelling faster than five knots at Paradise Lakes in the Great Sound on June 2.

Marine Police saw a blue and white jet ski heading northwest at about 15 knots, Insp. Peter Duffy said. The craft was stopped.

Astwood when fined, mumbled: "$200 for a jet ski?'' Hearing this, Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis said: "The size of the vehicle is not relevant. If you run over a swimmer, the result can be the same as with a 40-foot boat.

"If you rip along with a jet ski, how are you going to see anyone laying on a rubber float or snorkling?''