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 [demime 1.01e removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of image001.gif] *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks for the compliment, Steve. That was the major reason for writing the aticle. However it was changed considerably in the editing process. One of these days I'll post my original here and let you all decide which version you think is best. :) Craig On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Steve Holtzman <sh_at_actglobal.net> wrote: > 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 > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 3739 (20090105) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com [demime 1.01e removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of image001.gif] *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:54 PM, John H <seajohnkayak_at_yahoo.com> wrote: > > Perhaps one time in the it was on PaddleWise that i read ... "gross tonnage > trump's right of way..." or some such wise phrase. > In general I agree with this philosophy. It's easier for a paddler to go aft of a crossing vessel even if you have the legal "right of way". But sometimes it's not that good an idea. If you are in a very narrow channel where the only safe passage for you is also the only safe passage for power boats (not ships) or other pleasure vessels. There might be current or shoals or standing waves or something that makes it important for you to take your "half" right in the middle for safety. In that case you should hold your ground. Overtaking vessels are required by the Rules to keep clear until they are well past you and no amount of minor course corrections will change that. Of course, once you are clear of the danger area it's best to move to the edge of the navigable channel. That, too, is in the Rules. If your safety is an issue, then don't give away your right of way. Unless, of course, there is an imminent risk of collision. No one wants to be "dead right". Craig Jungers Moses Lake, 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/ ***************************************************************************
Craig said: > If you are in a very narrow channel where the only safe passage for you is > also the only safe passage for power boats (not ships) or other pleasure > vessels. There might be current or shoals or standing waves or something > that makes it important for you to take your "half" right in the middle for > safety. In that case you should hold your ground. Overtaking vessels are > required by the Rules to keep clear until they are well past you and no > amount of minor course corrections will change that. Of course, once you > are > clear of the danger area it's best to move to the edge of the navigable > channel. That, too, is in the Rules. > > If your safety is an issue, then don't give away your right of way. Unless, > of course, there is an imminent risk of collision. No one wants to be "dead > right". Great advice, but also remember to keep your head on swivels. Far too many power-boaters have the same level of knowledge of the regs as kayakers do. Steve Holtzman __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3740 (20090105) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com *************************************************************************** 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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