NYCkayaker Lights...

[bonnie13 at earthlink.net]

oops - dropped half a sentence. "I'm going to say it for anyone who might be reading" was supposed to continue "who might be a less experienced paddler". 


-----Original Message-----
>From: bonnie13 at earthlink.net
>Sent: May 19, 2008 6:41 PM
>To: nyckayaker <NYCkayaker at rockandwater.net>
>Subject: NYCkayaker Lights...
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>Well, things started making more sense when Dan, I think it was, said that his take was that what was being said was that the strobe could be used to avert an imminent collision - and Ralph's wrapup was beautiful. 
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>There's one more important point that I haven't seen covered for all the discussion - and I suspect it's probably because everybody who's chimed in so far is an experienced paddler & this is as ingrained as power face faces back for them. I'm going to say it for anyone who might be reading 
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>It doesn't matter how well-lighted we are - we're very small, and it's a very big, busy, and light-filled harbor. 
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>The amount of lights that a kayak can carry with practicality just isn't a lot.
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>I think it's a good idea to light yourself well, but I also think it's an equally good idea to assume that you are invisible anyways. Don't count on your lights to get you noticed - there's always the chance they won't. 
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