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

From: John Huntington <jhuntington_at_fastmail.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:08:14 -0400
On 7/31/2007 11:25 AM, Craig Jungers wrote:
> You might want to rethink this. First of all, I am not a lawyer. However, I
> was a merchant marine officer. A white all-around light is legally displayed
> by an anchored vessel and if you show this light on a moving kayak and there
> is an incident, the other person will have grounds for shifting his
> liability to you. 

OK, now I'm really confused.  Why does every (equipped) power boat I've 
ever seen have a white all around light, typically on a pole on their stern?

John
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