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John A. Birdsall · 08-11-2010, 10:09 AM

I am now wondering if a person operating a sail boat is required to have a license? Seems to me that anyone operating a boat on the lake should be required to know the rules. Two sailboats could collide with each other, Kayaks could overrun each other.

Like one law, anysailboat over 12' or 13' must be registered. I must admit that I am not a good sailboat operator. I had a new 8' boat and I could only make it goe backwards and downwards. Yup, it went backwards and sank. When I got it ashore, it went back on the truck and I took the thing back!

08-11-2010, 10:09 AM	#55
John A. Birdsall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 599 Thanks: 27 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	license I am now wondering if a person operating a sail boat is required to have a license? Seems to me that anyone operating a boat on the lake should be required to know the rules. Two sailboats could collide with each other, Kayaks could overrun each other. Like one law, anysailboat over 12' or 13' must be registered. I must admit that I am not a good sailboat operator. I had a new 8' boat and I could only make it goe backwards and downwards. Yup, it went backwards and sank. When I got it ashore, it went back on the truck and I took the thing back!