RE: [Paddlewise] placing a VHF call from a kayak

From: PeterO <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 06:52:40 +1100
Glen wrote:
>I use "Yellow Kayak".
>I figure a fishing boat operator or a
>Coast Guard skipper won't be impressed
>with a cool handle.

G'Day,

Yellow kayak wouldn't really work in this neck of the woods. Just about
every second hire kayak is yellow.

I make sure my kayak name 'Rebyl' is written boldly on the boat. On trips
when I'm taking out a group we list the kayak descriptions and names, car
registration numbers and parking locations and give the list with the trip
plan to a contact on land or to the water police or coastguard. So if
anything did go wrong missing people/boats can be identified. I've been in
one situation (not as a trip leader), where this turned out to be really
useful.

When I'm in the Klepper foldable people call me 'UBoat' for some reason.
Apparently on the water it looks like a UBoat about to surface.

All the best, PeterO
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