Saw a post on a local yacht club board this week. Seems a sailboat was approaching a group of stand up paddle boarders (SUP's). Sailor didn't know who had ROW. As he went by the SUP's, he asked them. They didn't know either.
With the exception of required lights, the rules seem to be minimal on situations with oared craft such as dinghies, SUP's, kayaks, canoes, etc. The Admiral and I rarely put the outboard on our dinghy. We just row ashore or to neighboring boats. Here's some vague guidance: from navcen.uscg.gov: "13. Where do Kayaks and Canoes fit into the Navigation Rules? Neither the International nor Inland Navigation Rules address "kayaks" or "canoes" per se, except in regards to "vessels under oars" in Rule 25 regarding lights. One could infer that a "vessel under oars" should be treated as a "sailing vessel" since it is permitted to display the same lights as one, but, ultimately the issue of whom "gives way" would fall to what would be "required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case" (Rule 2)." Source: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=navRulesFAQ#0.3_13 Interesting topic. What say you? Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA
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