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Old 09-27-2020, 09:08 PM   #25
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Default Deja vu

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Originally Posted by rick35 View Post
I own orange kayaks with yellow bladed paddles and use orange pfd's for maximum visibility. But that doesn't help if boaters aren't paying attention. I had to blow my whistle at a wakeboat a few weeks ago because the driver was watching the boarder and not where he was going. He turned away from me when he heard the whistle and turned around but he still passed about 50 feet away. Good thing I had my whistle. His waves were huge but I got through them ok.
We had these discussions so many years ago when the great speed limit debates were on.
Congrats to you for visibility and the whistle. Too many yakkers just don' get that they are just not visible.
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