wear a bright pfd and you should visible enough. Courteous boaters will
give you a decent berth when passing but don't always count on it. We
canoe
on a fairly busy lake and once in a while we have to turn the bow toward a
large wake but not too often.
--
Denis Roy
D. Roy Woodcraft
www.ideasinwood.com
"P. Drummond" <pat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> You would be hard to see on a cloudy day. Can you trade it for
> international orange?! (only half kidding) We used to have one in the
> Thousand Islands - not pretty, but I felt much safer. Try to put a flag
on
> it somehow, and wear a bright PFD and hat. Carry an air horn - small and
> light, but lots of noise when you need to get someone's attention!
>
> Dave in Lake Villa wrote:
>> Hello. I hope these following questions dont appear to be rather
silly,
>> but, I feel i need to ask them out of concern for my safety when
>> Kayaking on a lake . I just bought a new Sea Eagle 330 Inflatable
Kayak
>> and am ready to take it out on some lakes . Theres one particular
Island
>> that id like to paddle to which is perhaps a 1/4 mile from shore.
There
>> are motorboats on this lake although it never appears too busy.
>> Questions are :
>>
>> 1. Will an 11' Kayak that is approx. 30" wide , off white and blue in
>> color, be readily seen if a boat and kayak are heading head-on toward
>> one another.?
>>
>> 2. What is a safe margin of distance i should expect a boater to take
>> to my kayak, when out on the lake ? 3. Are there many Boat/Kayak
>> accidents on lakes generally ?
>>
>> 4. What measures should i take if a Boat is coming fast toward me and
>> apparently doesnt see me ? Stand up and wave a paddle ? Thanks,
Dave
>
>
> --
> Pat Drummond (delete INVALID from address)
> http://BoatinginCanada.com
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