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Originally Posted by jrc
I really think the visibilty issue is a little overblown, how often have actual collisions occured, discounting night time. Sure I've been a little surprised by kayaks where I didn't expect them, but never anywhere near a collision danger.
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The key part of your statement is surprised by seeing them where you didn't expect them. That's pretty much what's happened to me a number of times. You don't expect to see them out in the middle of the broads on a fairly choppy day. I typically try to keep my distance from any other boat and like knowing what's around me so that I have time to anticipate and plot my course. I hate it when all of a sudden I'm bearing down on somebody like that and it appears as thought they just appeared from out of the blue. It's just not a very smart idea. It's a big lake and plenty of room out there for everyone, just would be nice to see some common sense employed in this situation and others like it.