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

From: Tord Eriksson <tord_at_tord.nu>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 23:11:16 +0200
On Friday 03 August 2007 23:22, Darryl wrote:
> I once read that kayaks ride too low for "normal" red/green running
> lights to be of much use. If they are seen, the other boats assume
> that they have spotted a power boat a long way distant, rather than a
> low kayak up close. The implied suggestion (as I understood it) was
> that it might be more dangerous to have the red/green running lights
> than not.

Too right! At least put the light on a stub mast, so it's a few feet
over the water level! Ours is mounted on an about six feet long
mast, which doubles as mizzen mast :-)!

Tord
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