Re: [Paddlewise] Palm BAs (PFD)

From: Joy Hecht <jhecht_at_erols.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 01:01:49 -0500
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
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