It's true, we paddle in different environments. We're a bit laid back down here in SoCal where stops signs on the street seem to mean 'slow down if you feel like it'. I think around commercial traffic, you'd better know the code and play by the rules. I nearly got swamped by a giant wake after the rare visit of a large tug in our harbor a couple years ago. He let out a toot when he cleared the harbor and I just took it to mean he was enjoying life and happy to be out and about! I totally ignored him and although he passed by me at a good safe distance, I wasn't familiar with the type of wake left by that type of draft. Now when big boats toot, I listen. Mark -----Original Message----- Behalf Of Craig Jungers But I think you're wrong.... at least when you are sharing the waterway with ships, tugs, and other commercial vessels. One of the things we chastise powerboaters and jet skiers for is not knowing what they are doing and for not following the rules. Yet many of us really don't know the rules either. Other vessels... and especially commercial vessels... know the rules and follow them; and expect (more-or-less... they think that mostly we're all morons) us to do it too. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 03 2007 - 00:15:57 PDT
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