> The biggest danger is the one mentioned by Colin Calder - that you will > assume that a GPS makes fog navigation safe. The GPS may tell you where you > are but it doesn't tell anyone else where you are. Like Saul I have seen > many high speed powerboats zipping down channels on a full plane. You know > they have a GPS and can't see squat. It is difficult not to hope they will > meet their kindred souls head on. A GPS does make *navigation* safe. It doesn't make other boaters behave safely. Being in a kayak or canoe does give you an advantage in that you can navigate much more hazard filled waters than the power driven crowd. Use a good chart, and minimize the amount of time you spend in the channels. IMHO people who zoom in zero visibility are much more likely to die from hitting another powerboat, sailboat, or structure than they are to every hit/kill a kayaker/canoeist. Personally, I tend to think natural selection will eliminate them long before they do me any harm. > I doubt if any safety gear will protect you from what a prop at high speed > will do to you. The chances of being hit with the prop are so infinitesimal; I'm much more concerned about airplanes falling on me. Even in a collision you are much more likely to be killed by blunt trauma than by the action of the prop. The prop would probably be much less painful. *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Apr 11 1998 - 11:01:35 PDT
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