RE: [Paddlewise] kayaks and .50 cal......

From: MATT MARINER BROZE <marinerkayaks_at_msn.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:37:28 -0700
Craig wrote:
>>>>>I've seen this in the waterway between Lake Samamish and Lake Washington
but it was not jet skiers doing it. A middle-aged guy and his girlfriend in a
boat so overpowered they could barely make it run in a straight line. He'd
give it full power and make two or three turns before it got away from him...
then repeat. I had thought about paddling this waterway but when I witnessed
this I decided not to attempt it. My guess is that this happens a lot.<<<<<<<


When I was a kid (probably around 55 years ago or more) they used to have a
powerboat race down the Sammamish Slough each Spring about daffodil time. Our
dad would take us to watch the mayhem at some of the harder corners. We
enjoyed watching some of the boats losing it in the corner and skidding up on
the bank. We never went to auto races though. This was probably because the
Slough race was free.
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