Kayak Cut in Half in Meredith

[John A. Birdsall]

What I have not heard anybody say in these posts is the fact that the kayaker got a ticket for driving without lights. News did not say that the operator of the speed boat was ticketed for anything. I read in here about kayaks, well this summer in fact the last week of July I have never seen so many kayaks on the lake, and it is their right to be there. I did not see one of them going over the speed limit, but I saw them going faster than headway speed within 150' of each other, Should have been given tickets for that. If the law is good for one type of boat it should be for all.

[Evenstar]

Originally Posted by John A. Birdsall

I read in here about kayaks, well this summer in fact the last week of July I have never seen so many kayaks on the lake, and it is their right to be there. I did not see one of them going over the speed limit, but I saw them going faster than headway speed within 150' of each other, Should have been given tickets for that. If the law is good for one type of boat it should be for all.

You're kidding, right?

My kayak is a sea kayak, which is much faster than any recreational kayak - and I'm a very strong paddler (I honestly can out paddle most people). Yet my top paddle speed is probably never faster than 6 mph - unless I'm surfing a large wave (often a wake), or running rapids on a river. I can only average about 4.5 mph on a long paddle - at best.

A recreational kayaker is doing extremely well if they can hit 5 mph - and that would be for a very short distance. Generally the fastest most can go is 3 to 3.5 mph.

So are these kayaks you see "going faster than headway speed" jet powered or something??? See [urll=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9ryf-Uam0g] Jet Kayak[/url]