There have been several studies here in Oregon linking motorboat harassment of kayakers with the effects of multigenerational inbreeding in small towns along the lower Columbia River. Am still considering getting a SOLAS grade parachute flare to carry on deck, for signalling purposes only, of course. No flames here...... Tina perry chamberlain wrote: <snip> I carry a small titanium "38 special" pistol in the deck bag. >I'm sure I will get dozens of flames calling me a gun nut but I'm not. ------------------------------------------------------------- _____________ / -()-()-()-()-()- / I / -()-()-()-()-()- / / /___________/ / I___________I / Have you hugged your bento today? Visit the Bento Buggy at: http://www.pcez.com/BentoBuggy ------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Just out of interest, where does you governments draw the line between PWC and other powered boats? I've seen craft that seat 3 people called personal water craft, and speed boats that only seat a couple. The only difference being bars instead of steering wheels. Any bans in NZ water ways are normally on all motorised boats. We are increasingly having the same problems as the rest of the world. One fisherman killed a few years back when a jet ski hit his dinghy and problems of jet skis zipping amongst swimmers at our local beaches (despite the inshore speed regulations). Bans will come in time but unfortunately will probably be ineffective because of lack of enforcement. Cheers Grant ______________________________________ Want Kayaking information on Waiheke Island? http://www.issystems.co.nz/kayak/index.html *************************************************************************** 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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