dan "the real m'coy mccarty said: <<Hmmmm...>> <snip lots> <<The run ins I have had with power boaters would not have been prevented by licensing. I have seen hundreds of stupid/dumb acts performed by power boaters. Licensing would not have prevented any one of the incidents.>> <snip> I for one am a firm believer in boat licensing for power boaters. Canada is now implementing their own version. It yet remains to be seen how effective this will be, but I know how ineffective not doing it has been. Some guy just bought a new boat last week, fueled up at a dock, didn't vent the fumes, and half blew up his bloody (literally) family in Victoria's inner harbor the other day. One needs to prove competency to drive an automobile, but up until recently with the phasing in of boat licensing, one could by a huge vessel, and head out into untold dangers, while running over a few "speed bumps" (Jed's real name). I don't think we need licensing for kayakers and canoeist, but I would like to see boat registration happen to cut down on unnecessary "crab pot" rescues and help alleviate the difficulties that ensue with small boat theft, etc. Just my opinion - like Mellisa, I'm glad "big brother" is watching me out there. BC'in Ya Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 24 2000 - 00:23:51 PDT
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