A man who rode a jet ski across the Irish Sea from Scotland to the Isle of Man has been jailed for breaching COVID-19 laws. Dale McLaughlan, 28, spent four and a half hours riding the watercraft, which he had never ridden before, from Scotland's Isle of Whithorn to Ramsey, at Isle of Man, on Friday. Live Updates: The man rode a jet ski from Scotland to the Isle of Man (pictured), on Friday.(Getty Images/EyeEm) The Scottish man, from North Ayrshire, travelled the 40km journey to visit his girlfriend, who he met on a night out in September. Under the Isle of Man's COVID-19 laws, non-residents can't enter the island without special permission.