Re: [Paddlewise] whiteboats and whitecaps

From: Gerald Foodman <klagjf_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 12:10:22 -0700
>I have talked to Ferry boat captains and coast guard helicopter pilots who
>both say on a windy day when the seas are churned up that a white boat
>looks
>like a whitecap wave. In other words after the ferry hits you the coast
>guard
>can't find you.

All my boats are now bright orange on deck and bright yellow on hull.  Very
ugly, but you sure can see it from afar.

Esthetic considerations have no place in choosing a color.

Jerry

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