I believe that most of the posts concerning the nautical rules of the road are incorrect. Several years ago I researched this for rowed craft. The rules apply to "vessels" but the definition of that term does not include human-powered craft. This is quite problematic because most boater do not know about this gap and the ones who know the rules and are who not inebriated (about 2% I figure) might apply them to everyone's detriment. This is less of a problem for paddlers -- who move at 3 knots -- than it is for rowers -- who can zip along at 12 knots. When paddling and concerned about a larger boat, I just stop until the danger passes. Ken Cooperstein *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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