[Paddlewise] Sea Lion Harassment

Paddlewisers,

Today the tranquility I was experiencing on a warm and sunny day here is
Southern California was disrupted when I paddled by the buoy a mile off Dana
Point. A sport fisherman in his boat was letting his golden retriever growl
and bark at the half dozen or so sea lions hauled up on the buoy. It was
obvious that the man was harassing the sea lions, because he backed his boat
to within about 25 feet of the buoy. The sea lions looked scare, bobbed
their heads up and down, and were about to jump off the buoy. I may be only
a moderate environmentalist, but I was angry. With my best cussing and
yelling voice from the Army, I let the guy have it. He replied by saying
that all sea lions should be shot and drove off. I used to do a lot of
fishing in the mid-1990's, and I experienced the frustration of having sea
lions snatch fish from my line, but I learned that it was just part of the
environment that you have to contend with. It's too bad this fisherman
didn't have a better appreciation for the environment.

A similar incident happened at the Newport buoy last year. I saw kids in a
boat backing up to the buoy, which sea lions were hauled up on. The kids
raised the outboard motor slightly, and then gunned the engine to spray the
sea lions with water. I cussed them out too, and before they left, they
drove a wide circle around me. I believe they were thinking about strafing
me, but wisely choose not to.

Duane Strosaker
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> I wouldn't bet on the waterproofness of the mappable Etrex. My Etrex
> Legend died while still under warranty from salt water exposure and then
> again while just out of warranty.
>
> It is an expensive lesson to learn that a submersible GPS must be
> carried in a dry bag.

May be my Legend was more lucky.  Its battery cover doesn't have O-ring,
though made of rubber-looking material and aligned well. It would be
terrible to damage it in the very first season. I wouldn't agree more, very
misleading statement by the manufacturer - to claim that it is waterproof,
while battery cover, in fact, isn't.
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