Perhaps one time in the it was on PaddleWise that i read ... "gross tonnage trump's right of way..." or some such wise phrase. john in petaluma, ca, who gives way to most all others since his gross vessel weight is less that 250 lb. Safe paddling to you all. j > > > 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. *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jan 05 2009 - 13:54:32 PST
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