the event the boat 42 crashes the safety device 10 remains intact and prevents the driver of the boat 42 from being injured or killed although the safety device 10 may turn end over end a few times before coming to a stop the driver of the boat 42 is spared from being thrown against the water or other objects at high speeds as is conventionally the case after the crash the safety device 10 continues to bob up and down in the water until a rescue team comes to retrieve the driver because the safety device 10 is spherical in shape and mounted down into the cockpit 44 of the boat 42 there is little wind resistance to slow the boat 42 additionally the spherical shape of the safety device 10 aids in reducing the force of impact when the safety device 10 hits the surface of the water the spherical shape also helps to bring the safety device 10 to a faster and less abrupt stop than other shapes for use in conjunction with boats 42 a mounting device 46 may be secured to the cockpit 44 of the boat 42 to allow the safety device 10 to be releasably mounted therein fig5 shows a top view of a portion of the boat 42 or the deck 41 having the mounting device 46 attached within the cockpit 44 of the boat 42 as illustrated more clearly in fig6 the mounting device 46 may include a mounting bracket 48 that is securely fastened to the deck 41 of the boat 42 the mounting bracket 48 may comprise metal or other similar material the mounting bracket 48 may be composed of more than one strip of material as.