[Paddlewise] SK Magazine Article on The Rules

Craig,

 

You wrote a great article on The Rules. One of my biggest pet peeves is how
many kayakers don't have a clue as to how they are supposed to behave on the
water. It wasn't too long ago that I was paddling on a club trip that was
being hosted by another club member who has been paddling for over 20 years.
I almost went ballistic when I heard her tell the group that "kayakers have
the right of way over power boats because we are human paddlers". She then
went on to say that rowboats had the right of way over kayaks and kayaks had
the right of way over sailboats.

 

When I corrected her incorrect info to the group (tactfully), she mentioned
that she had never heard of The Rules and was just parroting what she had
been taught when she started paddling.

 

I sent her a copy of the International Rules.

 

Steve Holtzman

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