On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 5:53 AM, James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net>wrote: > > Serious question. Is a kayak a vessel in the eyes of the Coast Guard? > Is the Coast Guard a bureaucracy? I'm guessing that if you rode a floating log across a river bar the USCG would rule that as being a "vessel". If for no other reason than such a ruling would enhance their bureaucratic powers. The question to me is whether the USCG (whcih, by the way, can already close bars to boat traffic) would be willing to understand how kayaks can safely play in waters that other vessels cannot. Although, quite frankly, when the Colulmbia River Bar is closed no one would want to go out and play in it. Ok... maybe Doug Lloyd... but no one *sane*. :P 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Feb 14 2009 - 06:47:42 PST
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