NYCkayaker Lights...

[sandy sobanski]

I'm going to just light my boat up on fire out there.
Sandy


--- On Mon, 5/19/08, bonnie13 at earthlink.net <bonnie13 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: bonnie13 at earthlink.net <bonnie13 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Lights...
> To: "nyckayaker" <NYCkayaker at rockandwater.net>
> Date: Monday, May 19, 2008, 7:50 PM
> 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...
> >
> >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. 
> >
> >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 
> >
> >It doesn't matter how well-lighted we are -
> we're very small, and it's a very big, busy, and
> light-filled harbor. 
> >
> >The amount of lights that a kayak can carry with
> practicality just isn't a lot.
> >
> >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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