Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak Navigation Lights

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:05:48 -0700
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu> wrote:

>   My take on paddling Moses Lake is that it is unsafe during the day, and
> unsafe
>   during the night. Having been buzzed by jet skis, there is no love lost
> there.
>   We should focus less on navigation lights, and more on offensive
> weaponry.
>   I figure a well-placed RPG will make short work of a jet ski. Is a
> 50-calibre
>   machine gun too heavy for a kayak?
>
> Unfortunately a 50-cal machine gun is too heavy for anything lighter than a
pickup truck. More's the pity on the freeway. Their range and penetration is
such that using them would endanger almost everyone within a mile or so.
Ammunition is expensive and people tend to look at you strangely when you
ask the Wal-Mart clerk if they have any in stock.

A 50-cal gun would make a nice addition to Greenland rolling technique,
however. I'm guessing that one shot fired to port or starboard could
actually rotate the boat one complete turn.

Sadly, I'm not an expert on the names of Greenland technique rolls so I have
no idea what incomprehensible name would be assigned to it. Perhaps Duane
could help us out here. :D


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net
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