----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Broze" <mkayaks_at_oz.net> > > <SNIP>>>>>>Also, most of our paddling is according to the International > Rules on the > ocean. The only time we are subject to Inland Rules in our area is when we > are behind a harbor breakwater.<<<<< > > It is my recollection that the International Rules apply on any waters that > are navigable to the sea. This includes places like Lake Union (outside my > window here at work) because it is connected by locks and a waterway to > Puget Sound. It is not that simple. The Rules of the Road do delineate what is considered International vs. Inland. But the rules have a strange logic. Every bay, inlet and estuary in Maine is considered International waters but Casco Bay is considered Inland. Long Island Sound, NY Harbor and the Hudson River are Inland Rules. The Strait of Juan de Fuca and your Puget Sound are International. There may be a logic in there somewhere. Possibly waters in states bordering Canada on the coast or Great Lakes. Casco Bay is a wierd one though. ralph *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 19 2002 - 05:57:40 PDT
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