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Re: Other: kayaker hit by speed boat.
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 8/31/2010, 4:44 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: kayaker hit by speed boat. (Bill Hamm)

: Btw, it's not just powerboats, while I'm a sailor too, if the wind
: is up, you can be completely invisible behind the sails, sail
: boats can normally only see to windward, worth remembering.

FWIW, a good sailing breeze does not exempt anyone from having to maintain a proper lookout. But, as I said before, even sailors will ignore the law and just plain good common sense and collisions between sailboats are not that uncommon as a consequence.

Sailboats can almost be more of a threat to kayakers than powerboats because they are harder to hear coming. Remember to look behind you on a regular basis.

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Other: kayaker hit by speed boat.
dave g -- 8/29/2010, 4:16 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 8/31/2010, 11:40 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2010, 8:13 am
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Will N To Go -- 9/1/2010, 8:31 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/2/2010, 2:38 am
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Will N To Go -- 9/3/2010, 7:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/4/2010, 1:49 am
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dave g -- 8/31/2010, 8:15 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/1/2010, 6:53 am
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Shark Bait -- 8/31/2010, 10:03 am
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Will N To Go -- 8/31/2010, 1:28 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/30/2010, 5:20 pm
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Michael -- 9/6/2010, 9:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2010, 3:31 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/1/2010, 6:51 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 8/31/2010, 11:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2010, 8:11 am
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Fred -- 9/1/2010, 8:18 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2010, 8:28 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/31/2010, 9:11 am
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Kudzu -- 8/30/2010, 9:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/30/2010, 9:39 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/31/2010, 4:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/31/2010, 5:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/31/2010, 4:53 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/1/2010, 11:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/2/2010, 2:32 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/2/2010, 2:37 am
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Kudzu -- 8/30/2010, 7:51 am
attention getting suggestions?
Mark Rakestraw -- 8/29/2010, 7:34 pm
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Eric -- 8/30/2010, 3:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/30/2010, 4:59 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/30/2010, 5:01 pm
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Eric -- 8/30/2010, 5:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/30/2010, 9:35 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 8/29/2010, 10:17 pm
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Will N to Go -- 8/30/2010, 12:25 am
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Mike Savage -- 8/30/2010, 7:32 am
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Al Edie -- 8/29/2010, 9:30 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 8/30/2010, 6:53 am
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Al Edie -- 8/30/2010, 12:40 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 8/29/2010, 6:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/30/2010, 12:42 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 8/31/2010, 11:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2010, 8:08 am
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John lasky -- 8/31/2010, 11:16 am
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TheLuckyOne -- 8/31/2010, 7:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2010, 8:07 am
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John lasky -- 9/1/2010, 9:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2010, 9:14 am
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John lasky -- 9/1/2010, 2:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/31/2010, 2:46 pm
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John Caldeira -- 8/29/2010, 10:56 pm