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Originally Posted by Rayhunt
...Kayaking in the middle of a channel is just plain stupid.
Nonetheless its like a slalom course out here with all the canoes and kayaks  |
The original boats on Winni were the human powered kind. Our type of boat has been on this lake for hundreds of years. So where do you get the right to insult us? After all, we were on the lake first.
It's pretty arrogant to think that high speed powerboats belong on the main lake, while canoes and kayaks don’t have a right to be out on it.
To me, it’s not very smart to operate powerboats at high speed on a lake that is shared by so many slower moving boats.
Here’s some facts for you: In 2002 kayaks represented 52% of all boats sold nationally – with over 350,000 kayaks (compared with ~ 100,000 canoes). Plus sales have continued to increase since 2002. And sales of sea kayaks have increased faster than any other type of kayak. And guess where sea kayaks are used the most? … It’s on lakes, and especially on large lakes.
So, not only are we not going away, we are increasing in numbers.