Re: [Paddlewise] How to ruin a perfectly good paddling day...

From: Noel Davis <noel.davis_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:56:09 -0400
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On 7/30/07, Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_greatlakeskayaker.ca> wrote:
> Craig Jungers wrote:
>
> > kayaks don't have to
> > show lights (just carry a light - like a flashlight - to indicate position.
>
> The reason they have to carry the light is to show it.  They are
> required to show it to any other traffic, such as a power boat bearing
> down on them at 1 am.
>
> If he didn't have the light or failed to show it, I hope he gets the
> appropriate charge from the Coast Guard.

Well I have been just carrying a flashlight to "show" to other traffic
as is required.   But when I get home I am going to dig out my white
light on a pole and make sure I can mount it behind me in my boat and
start using that in addition to the flashlight.

Noel


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