On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:40:53 -0500, Boater
wrote:

I wouldn't go canoeing or kayaking in waters where there are lots of
other boats, especially large powerboats. When we lived in Florida, I
saw canoes and 'yaks swamped/tipped a couple of times by passing
powerboats. No one was hurt, but they could have been.

Where I canoe, there really are no powerboats of consequence, just
canoes and rafts, the river isn't too wide, and in many places it is
only waist deep. Or less. Perfect for a klutzy canoe guy like me.

I love the river there because the water is crystal clear much of the
time, the river bottom is spectacular and the banks are both rural (with
cows) and heavily wooded. Very pretty.

Sounds nice. I'll reconsider canoeing/kayaking where there's wakes.
But whenever I canoed if you never tipped, you weren't having enough
fun. And if we tipped too much, it was no fun.
Cold water canoeists/kayakers don't see it that way though.
Come to think of it, there was very little boat traffic off the
fishing pier this year, which might be why it was the first time I saw
a kayaker out there.
Maybe a fifth of the boat traffic I've seen in past years.

--Vic