Stephen Bird wrote: > > I had an interesting chat with Cdn Coast Guard officers - very nice people > BTW, at a recent Canoe/Kayak show and then by telephone today. At the show, > given that I was very pleased with my new Lotus Strait jacket, I was > showing it to an officer when she mentioned that it wasn't approved in > Canada, so I could be fined $200. big snip... > Apparently it is possible for me to avoid all of this hassle if I register > my kayak in the USA, so then my PFD will conform to the "registration" of > my boat. Can anyone recommend a good "state" of convenience for my British- > built kayak, with a Canadian paddler, wearing a USCG approved PFD??? > <very big grin> > > Happy Paddling and see you at the Symposium! > -- > cheers, Stephen stephen.bird_at_superaje.com Thanks for this enlightening discourse! Do you maybe not have quite enough to keep you busy? :-) Joy Hecht Arlington VA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Mar 16 1998 - 22:05:58 PST
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