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Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot
If the guy driving the boat saw the kayak, then he should have been 150' from the kayak, or he should have been going headway speed. I doubt that the swimmer was more than 150' from the kayak, .
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Normally I would agree -- but so happens that this past weekend, I actually was boating up the islands headed into the Jolly island passage where there was a boat (I guestimate) 400-500+ yards off my starboard side with all hands waving their arms-- my immediate reaction was they were in distress and I changed course towards them, when I observed a young boy in a life jacket with a young man with him about 500-600ft off their stern. Thinking they must have fallen overboard I then redirect towards the swimmers.
The morons in the boat were signaling to me that there was a swimmer in the water -- and the swimmers were no where near the boat .. and to compound it only one had a life jacket.
Quite frankly, if they had never waved me down, I would have passed a good 1,200+ ft away from them and probably would have never noticed the swimmers (as they were nowhere near my course)
POINT IS -- I'll wait for the MP report is issued before condemning the fishing boat or blaming it on the Boating Courses being a joke.
You all should too !!
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