NYCkayaker Captain and Paddlers Day at Pier 66

[Gordon, Peter]

An alternative if being approached by a motor boat is to wave your
paddle in the air back and forth to attract their attention.  This might
actually be a bit more attention than a strobe light.

Peter Gordon
 

-----Original Message-----
From: nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net
[mailto:nyckayaker-bounces at rockandwater.net] On Behalf Of Lyn Goldsmith
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 4:02 PM
To: Steve McAllister
Cc: nyckayaker
Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Captain and Paddlers Day at Pier 66

There are 2 scenarios that using the strobe makes total sense to me.
1-Crossing the river and seeing a power boat coming towards you without
knowing whether they have seen you or not.  This has happened a few
times
and it's disconcerting to say the least.

2-Ferry terminal at night.

In fact, I felt a bit like a fool for not having thought of using it
before
as I've been in both circumstances many times.

Until C&P day I considered the strobe as only an emergency device.  Now
I
feel like I have another tool in the box.   I guess that I'd rather
defend
myself to a Coast Guard officer than risk getting run down.


Lyn

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Steve McAllister
<stevie at brooklynkayak.com>
wrote:

> Hi Warren
> > What I took away from this was to realize that the strobe debate is
> > not dead.
> >
>
> I know what you mean. Even the Coast Guard can't agree.
>
> I for one am not looking for any more reasons to have the Coast Guard
> chase me down because somebody on shore thinks I a look like a boat in
> distress.
> Adding a strobe would just increase the calls to the coast guard and
> paddlers already have a bad enough reputation as it is.
>
> stevie
>
> --
> Kayaking, as I know it, is a swimming sport, and the kayak a
prosthesis to
> make the swimming faster, safer, warmer, and more capable in difficult
> conditions. Kayaks and paddles enhance our swimming ability in the
same way
> that skis enhance our running capability on slopes covered with snow.
-- Dan
> Segal
>
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