Re: [Paddlewise] right of way

So Nordkapp's have the right of way over Skerray's, which have
the right of way over river boats and surf kayaks?

I will keep that in mind next time I need to land through surf and
there are surf kayaks around. :-)

The next question is how the Coast Guard defines maneuverability.
Do they mean the ability to turn 180 degrees? Or the ability to 
move from point A to point B 100 yards away in the shortest amount of time?

- Julio

> To clarify right of way issues for myself I call the US Coast Guard
> Customer Information Line at 1-800-368-5647.
> (Didn't think of yourself as a customer, did you?)
> The authoratative-sounding fellow who answered told me that in the State of
> California the vessel with the least maneuverability has the right of way.
> So right of way changes from situation to situation.
> There ya have it.
> Barbara, in hazy Moss Beach, south of San Francisco
> 

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