kayaker rescued

[Tomcat1]

kayak users that use traliers have to register their trailer. if they put a motor on the kayak they have to register it. i think thats good enough. i use a kayak to fish out of but i use all my safety gear, i practice re entry often. i keep a knife on my pfd. kayak fishing is just like most other things in life. as long as you pay attention to the safety requirements and pay attention to the idiots in the boats that dont pay attention to where their going your fine.

[vikodin]

Mate I have to pay to fish I pay to be able to drive my boat I pay for the trailer to get my boat to the water I pay for my boat for the privilege of going on the water. As I said cyclists of the sea. Pay nothing expect everthing

I agree people with boats get ripped off by councils, governments etc but does that mean every one should.

So do you also think a surfer, paddle boarder, kite surfer, boogie boarder etc should have to be registered and ripped off too. Kayakers and above mentioned don't need to use the facilities boats do and are all human powered. Ones that have motors are considered boats so need to be registered as such.

[CarlG]

Mate I have to pay to fish I pay to be able to drive my boat I pay for the trailer to get my boat to the water I pay for my boat for the privilege of going on the water. As I said cyclists of the sea. Pay nothing expect everthing

I agree people with boats get ripped off by councils, governments etc but does that mean every one should.

So do you also think a surfer, paddle boarder, kite surfer, boogie boarder etc should have to be registered and ripped off too. Kayakers and above mentioned don't need to use the facilities boats do and are all human powered. Ones that have motors are considered boats so need to be registered as such.

Pretty much what I was thinking mate..

[vikodin]

The thing with Rego, its just a revenue raiser for the government, it doesn't in any way help address the issue here of safety.

[Plas-Flicker]

Wow, I had no idea there was so much apprehension between some boat owners and kayak users.
I think both are awesome boats can get places yaks can't and vice verca ... Can't we all just get along???

[cheaterparts]

Mate I have to pay to fish I pay to be able to drive my boat I pay for the trailer to get my boat to the water I pay for my boat for the privilege of going on the water. As I said cyclists of the sea. Pay nothing expect everthing

you are wrong you dont have to rego your boat to use it - in fact you can ust it in almost any water ways - bays or open water

just remove the motor and turn your boat into a human powered vessel

as it is kayakers also pay to fish - I like many pay the same amount as any boat owner to rego my kayak trailer
if I fitted a motor to my kayak I would also need to pay rego on my kayak

So theres the simple way to cut your costs start rowing

[cobby]

Mate I have to pay to fish I pay to be able to drive my boat I pay for the trailer to get my boat to the water I pay for my boat for the privilege of going on the water. As I said cyclists of the sea. Pay nothing expect everthing

Hope the wrist heals quick and you're off the drugs soon because that is the dumbest thing I've ever read...

[ducky]

Mate I have to pay to fish I pay to be able to drive my boat I pay for the trailer to get my boat to the water I pay for my boat for the privilege of going on the water. As I said cyclists of the sea. Pay nothing expect everthing

Hope the wrist heals quick and you're off the drugs soon because that is the dumbest thing I've ever read...

I was gonna type out a long winded reply but I'd only be adding to what others have written. Bang on cobby

[PoddyMullet]

Not knowing the details of the incident, so commenting a little blind. In addition to a knife on a PFD, the story highlights another reason for "quick release anchors". My anchor rope goes into a cleat at the yak end, has a float attached to come back on, and is readily detached from the yak. It's not a 100% guarantee (I guess it could still be tangled up on a yak). But in wind/current the yak will be a sea anchor at one end anchored by a grapnel at the other. Release the yak and it'll at least take a bit of tension/pressure off the line.