RE: [Paddlewise] Registration and Safety

I believe Pennsylvania requires all canoes and kayaks to be registered and I
hear they are very active in enforcing it even off-season.

Debbie Reeves
Sandy Hook, NJ

> ----------
> From: 	Jerry Hawkins[SMTP:jhawkins_at_cisco.com]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, October 12, 1999 8:03 PM
> To: 	Robert Woodard; Paddlewise
> Subject: 	RE: [Paddlewise] Registration and Safety
> 
> Regarding registration,
> 
> It is just revenue collection and nothing more.  In California over 1/2 of
> boating deaths occur in the San Joachin/Sacramento River Delta.  Virtually
> all were registered boats -- canoes and kayaks are not very active there.
> Registration does not equal safety.  In the article Julio posted today, it
> was UNregistered surf kayakers rescuing the victim from a registered boat.
> Luckily most canoe and kayak organizations are resisting registration
> successfully.
> 
> Actually a safety measure that might benefit would be spot checks at
> launch ramps, for life jackets.  The great majority of Delta drownings
> involve alcohol, families and no life jackets.
> 
> Now a question - are any states enforcing registration for canoes and
> kayaks?  My dad cautioned me not to take my canoe out on Lake Washington
> because he was sure Washington State requires registration.  I doubted him
> & I went anyhow and had, well, 2 good days out of 3.  (The third day
> turned from a beautiful Seattle day to pouring cold rain in the time it
> took to make the 2.5 mile crossing.  I looked for all the world like I had
> fallen out of the boat.)  I recall it rained even on the registered boats.
> :-)
> 
> jerry.
> 
> At 07:33 PM 10/12/1999 -0400, Robert Woodard wrote:
> >> > Major Dill asked if ACA has a position on state registration of
> canoes.
> >> >
> >> > Ms. Watson said that she needs to find out more about the
> registration
> >> > process.
> >
> >Does anyone know what registration has to do with safety? I'm not trying
> to
> >be a smarta**, I'm just failing to see the connection. Is it so they can
> get
> >a handle on how many canoes/kayaks are out there so they can put the
> >accident rates in perspective?
> >
> >Confused,
> >
> >Woody
> >
> >
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