Lets bring in the Coast Guard!!!!!

[Evenstar]

Originally Posted by Cal

Evenstar,
Excuse me if you thought I was trying to bash you , I certainly wasn't trying to. I would venture to say I am a bit older than you. I remember as a teenager , I knew everything and was all but immortal. It's taken me a lot of years to become as stupid and uninformed as I am. You to , will find this out as you get older and try to reason with someone of your age now.
And even though my boat's 29'2" and weighs a little over 7000 lbs , I still wouldn't go 40 miles out to sea , even though by your standard it would seem to be fine.
Enjoy the "yak"

Sorry, but it sure came across as bashing. Try to look at what you posted from my point of view.

Hey, I'm not a teenager! What makes you think you're older than me?

I never suggested that it was fine to take you boat 40 miles out to sea.

"My standard" is to have proper training (including self and tandom rescue techniques), carry the proper equipment, wear a PFD (and the proper clothing for conditions), and use a boat within the conditions that it was designed for.

As much as I've tried to explain all this (several times), you and some others on this forum still don't seem to understand this. Having a larger boat, and a motor doesn't necessarily mean that you are any more prepared or that your boat is any safer than mine (excluding of course, being involved in a collision with another boat).