Paul asks: snip Shouldn't > all boaters follow the same rules? > > I don't want to start any arguments or flames, but what rules should we be > following? > As a former sailing instructor on the Great Lakes, I always taught, and was taught, that boats under sail always had the right away over anything else. It is my personal opinion that boats under sail SHOULD have the right away even over kayaks, because a kayak can travel in any direction, and a boat under sail can not. But living now in WA state, with our huge state ferry system, and being aware of the several occasions on which our ferries have collided with EACH OTHER, I have decided to assume that everyone else has the right of way over me. At least I can SEE them! Jolie *************************************************************************** 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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