R. Walker wrote: > > > As an aside to Dave's comment, I paddle off the Oregon coast every chance > > I get. About half the time I do this, the coast gaurd comes out to > > "rescue" me. I then talk to them and show them that I know what I'm > > doing and everything's cool. > > This is precisely why I just bought a VHF radio, so at least maybe > if they over react to the absolutely unheard of situation in Texas of > a Seakayaker heading offshore, I can talk to them before they get > right up on me; maybe even convince them to go away, especially > if I happen to be fighting a fish! This is quite a coinkeydinky -- that's why I invested in a VHF some three years ago! One of my favorite paddle campsites is prone to leaving me shorebound when the Bay gets gnarly, so I wanted a way to tell the USCG NOT to come looking for me. This was before cell phone towers sprouted all over. Now, I'd just call the dude holding my float plan and tell him to cool it -- I'm OK. (If I had a cell phone ...) -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Wed May 12 1999 - 21:59:25 PDT
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