Re: [Paddlewise] whiteboats and whitecaps

Has anyone tried the pennants that some of the cyclists use.  They are
mounted on about a 7 foot thin fiberglass pole with a dayglo pennant.  If I
could find somewhere out of the way it would seem to have the advantages of
height, color and movement.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Foodman <klagjf_at_worldnet.att.net>
To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Monday, September 20, 1999 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] whiteboats and whitecaps


>>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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