Registration Increase?? What the He double hockey sticks!

[BroadHopper]

Originally Posted by Airwaves

Originally posted by APS

Yep, that's exactly who I mean, the estimated hundreds of thousands of paddlers, rowers, windsurfers, sailboats under 12 feet that use the waters and need to call the Marine Patrol for help. Not to mention the fact that when those vessels are found floating in the lakes or ocean capsized there is no way to check with the owner to see if it broke loose or someone is actually missing (currently there is no way to know who such a vessel belongs to) so search and rescue is launched...

Yep, that's exactly who I mean!

Living on the Broads, I see many non motorized water-crafts up in deep doo doo when the weather changes. I almost always be the good Samaritan to go to the rescue. I would call the MP first, before I leave. Majority of the time, I don't see the MP. Pretty soon, my boat will be outlawed and they will have to fend for themselves. Be careful what you wish for.