I don't know how things work where you live, but in Oregon a powerboater whipping around Lake Winni at 1 am is probably drunk or stoned or both. Cognito Ergo Sumowrestler: you don't want to be on the same body of water as that speedster, no matter how well lit up your kayak. My inclination would be to paddle near shore in water too shallow for that machine head. If you have to, beach it before he runs you over. Better yet, be in bed by 10:30 pm. BRC *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 07:48 PM 7/30/2007, Bradford R. Crain wrote: > I don't know how things work where you live, but in Oregon a powerboater >whipping around Lake Winni at 1 am is probably drunk or stoned or both. In the last year or so there have been two incidents of powerboaters (in both cases they were intoxicated) colliding with sailboats on two of the Finger Lakes. In both cases, the sailboats were occupied at the time, an in one case the sailboat was anchored off shore. In both cases, there were fatalities from the sailboats. I was called up for jury duty about the time the first case went to trial but wasn't asked to serve. I don't think I could have been impartial in such a case. John Fereira jaf30_at_cornell.edu Ithaca, NY *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On 7/30/07, John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu> wrote: > In the last year or so there have been two incidents of powerboaters > (in both cases they were intoxicated) colliding with sailboats on two > of the Finger Lakes. In both cases, the sailboats were occupied at > the time, an in one case the sailboat was anchored off shore. In > both cases, there were fatalities from the sailboats. I was called > up for jury duty about the time the first case went to trial but > wasn't asked to serve. I don't think I could have been impartial in > such a case. > Interesting... my 32-foot sailboat was struck in a bizarre incident while anchored off Sausalito (which then had an approved anchorage). A drunken commercial fisherman operating a ferro-cement sailboat hull as a fishing boat barreled into a Cal22. The anchor of the ferro-cement boat dislodged and fell onto the sailboat and got caught in the lifelines. The operator of the ferro-cement boat continued on at full speed and when the anchor rode paid out completely the Cal22 was jerked off its mooring and was dragged down the bay and into the side of my boat causing us to heel violently to starboard. I rushed on deck to find the Cal22 snug against our port side and the ferro-cement boat charging around us at full speed. As the little boat started to move it dawned on me that they were about to snag *our* anchor rode and we'd be towed right along with the Cal. I yelled at the operator of the ferro-cement POS to shut down his engine (he was circling us) and to drop the end of his anchor rode. About this time some witnesses who had watched him hit the sailboat arrived in a Boston Whaler and he became scared that he was going to get into trouble so he dropped the bitter end of the rode and hightailed it out of the bay. The little Cal22 had it's bow and bow pulpit demolished but they towed it back to where it had been moored. The drunken (or drugged) operator of the ferro-cement boat was located by the USCG hiding in Tomales Bay up the coast. My boat received no damage other than a scratch on the side so we never heard any more. Drunken powerboaters in this age of very powerful powerboats are a serious menace to everyone out there. Craig Jungers Royal City, WA *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 7/30/2007 9:16:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jaf30_at_cornell.edu writes: In the last year or so there have been two incidents of powerboaters (in both cases they were intoxicated) colliding with sailboats on two of the Finger Lakes. In both cases, the sailboats were occupied at the time, an in one case the sailboat was anchored off shore. In both cases, there were fatalities from the sailboats. I was called up for jury duty about the time the first case went to trial but wasn't asked to serve. I don't think I could have been impartial in such a case. no, but i would have told them i was (impartial)..... as both a kayak'er and sail boat owner...... steve ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour *************************************************************************** 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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