Sure it would if they paddled it


"Simple Simon" wrote in message
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| No it does not. Without the kite it would go
| nowhere. Is a water skier a vessel? No he
| is not.
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| S.Simon
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| "The_navigator©" wrote in message
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| But it does carry the surfer to and from places! By your definition a
| dinghy would not be a vessel either!
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| Cheers MC
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| Simple Simon wrote:
| You're wrong. The kite powers the operator.
| The board comes along for the ride. The
| board is not a sailboat. What if a kiter
| decides to strap on a slalom ski and go
| for a ride. Is a slalom skier a vessel -
| no he is not. Kite boards are not much
| bigger than a slalom ski.
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| It is doubtful the board is even a vessel.
| The COLREGS define a vessel as:
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| a) The word 'vessel' includes every description of water craft,
including
| nondisplacement craft and seaplanes, used or capable of being used as
a
| means of transportation on the water.
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| Means of transportation are the key words. Look up
| transportation in the dictionary and it will say something
| about going from one place to another. A bus transports
| people from a bus stop to another bus stop for example.
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| A kite board just goes back and forth. It is used for play
| and not for transport. A kite board is NOT covered under
| the COLREGS because it is not a vessel according to the
| definition.
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| S.Simon
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| "The_navigator©" wrote in message
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| I say you are both wrong. In fact the kite surfer is a sailboat under
| existing Colregs. This is beacuse 1) the colregs describe all vessels
| (3a) and (2) the "kite" is used as a means of propulsion and is
| therefore a sail -by legal definition.
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| Cheers MC
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| Donal wrote:
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| "Simple Simon" wrote in message
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| Kite surfers are not, by the definition sailboats
| because they have no sails. The kite is attached
| to the operator and not to the board. A board
| is neither a sailboat nor is it a motor boat to
| be sure. At present it is a gray area under the
| Rules that needs to be cleared up.
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| Top marks!
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| Regards
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| Donal
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