Joshua Teitelbaum wrote: - > Which boat colors are the most visible, night and day? G'Day, While its important to try and be visible and appropriate boat colors are helpful I believe its equally important to assume you are invisible, especially to bigger boats. A yachtsman once told me how how hard it was to see kayaks coming out of the sun, so now I try to be aware of my position with respect to the sun and other boats. Once on a busy harbour a friend in a passing yacht told us the only part of us he could see was the flag on my partners radio mast (two meters above water) so now I sometimes use a vertical paddle to signal my position to oncoming boats when necessary but mostly I stay well clear of them. Several people have commented they could see the back of my lifejacket, which is bright yellow, more easily than my white kayak Last Sunday I was with a couple of kayakers who needed some help and noone else was in sight for about fifteen minutes. A few blasts on a storm whistle and within five minutes three of my friends in colored kayaks were at our side having paddled through a strong current and quite choppy water - as far as I know most whistles can't be heard for more than a few hundred meters. So much for visibility or maybe I need glasses! All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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