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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
"...I almost always be the good Samaritan to go to the rescue...Majority of the time, I don't see the MP..."
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Yup...me too—
and me neither.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Airwaves
Yep, that's exactly who I mean, the estimated hundreds of thousands of paddlers, rowers, windsurfers, sailboats under 12 feet that use the waters and need to call the Marine Patrol for help. Not to mention the fact that when those vessels are found floating in the lakes or ocean capsized there is no way to check with the owner to see if it broke loose or someone is actually missing (currently there is no way to know who such a vessel belongs to) so search and rescue is launched...
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1) The Coast Guard brought The Federal Government down on themselves—(many recent
unnecessary searches,
by formerly failing to conduct necessary searches).
—
Soundings magazine this month
2) Paddlers are generally in agreement that recovery of lost canoes is futile, even though identification is engraved or embossed into every canoe and kayak: Not only are they generally in disagreement with the need (and cost) of registration, I'd say they're well-organized—beat back
a 2007 effort by Senators Barnes, Gallus, and D'Allesandro—and are actually looking for a fight!
3) I'm at a loss as to when the MPs have ever conducted a genuine rescue of a paddler: Every instance I've witnessed has been a "Good Samaritan" rescue.
4) There are even times the MPs should not be called—such as after dark, a nail-biting error
I once made.
5) Few states require paddleboat registration, and Maine recently rejected it.
STATES WITH CANOE & KAYAK REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Alaska Requires registration of all paddlecraft
Arizona Registration requirements repealed in 2000 due to lack of funding, high cost of administration, and ineffective ability to return services to the paddlesports community at a level corresponding to the fees.
Illinois Requires registration of all paddlecraft
Ohio Requires registration of all paddlecraft.
Oklahoma Requires registration of all paddlecraft
Iowa Requires registration of all paddlecraft
Minnesota Requires registration of all paddlecraft
Pennsylvania Requires registration of all paddlecraft
6) Before any other state, wouldn't you think a
"Live Free or Die" state would agree with Arizona's reasons?
7) All that said:
I—more than anybody else—agree that powerboaters should conduct an all-out effort to register the perhaps hundreds of thousands of New Hampshire rowboats, canoes, inflatables, kite-surfers, wind-surfers, kayaks, rowing sculls, and all sailboats under 12'...
...AND the effort should definitely be made before 2010 has run its course!
