Bmach

I always keep mine in a VHF dry bag and never need to take it out to use it. As for missing calls it might have something to do with you very low stance in the water and the cats higher stance.

Thanks for the reply on parking info. Might give it a try next month.

Has anyone used this and what is the parking situation really like? Thanks Brian

I called both peake and atkins office as well as two local reps. The two that sponsored the bill have heard quite a bit from the kayaking community and my local reps were unaware of our side of it and were very interested in what I had to say (I was not as blunt as in my post).I also gave them my phone number and invited them to come over and I would show them the problems it would create.

This bill is just plain stupid, no nicer way of describing it. A lot of posters keep siting education and that fact that it will cost money. There already is plenty of education available to kayakers. There are power squadron courses all over the place. No it is not geared towards kayakers but it will educate the uneducated. Now do we want to make all kayakers have to have certificate like power boaters do? Ron White said it and to me sums this up, from our esteemed lawmakers who proposed this bill to the stupid kayakers with no common sense, "you can't fix stupid".

Would it have been better to have the mom holding the front of the kayak with her legs wrapped around it? Instead of towing her. I helped a swimmer once that on a long swim across a bay got to tired to swim anymore. I had him grab my bow and wrap his legs around the kayak and it worked well for that. I am curious as to why you towed her. Is one way better than the other? Great job with a good ending for all!

You might want to check out a book called Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book. It shows the currant for the various stages of the tide. It covers the Northeast well and a lot of the East coast.

Enjoy

THANKS

Sorry, Rockport MA.

Are there any seals in the Rockport MA. area.

Where is a good place to launch for a paddle out to Thatcher Island? Not from the area so any help would be appreciated. Thanks Brian

I did not see any bears but there was a head of moose left that had been taken down by a bear a couple of days before. Saw wolves, humpback whales, seals, porpises, eagles, sea otters, moose, goats high up on the cliffs and tons of birds that I could not even name. The bugs were not a problem at all. Did not even need bug spray. We did see lots of bear tracks near our camp site on the morning of the 2nd day but that was it. The wolves had fun playing with my rescue throw rope bag one night. They chewed on the handle and the buckle and pulled out most of the rope. The glaciers were so kewl also. For water we would just melt the ice from the burgs or just break off a piece and let it melt in our mouth. We stayed at McBride for 3 days and it just would not stop calving. All in all Muir was our favorite place to paddle. The last day on the way to the boat we paddled 21 miles and had a Humpback whale feeding nead us for the last 2 hours of the paddle. One time it came up for air no more than 30 yrds away from me. Of course I did not have my camera out for that one.

Thanks, I already have both hand launched and 12 ga. flares. Thanks for the tips. How were the bugs and the bears when you were there? Brian

near by, so I am bringing a sat phone.