One thing that may have been missed: this bill isn't a BOAT registration -- it's an OPERATOR license. Meaning you have to have a "License to Paddle". But there's no license required to operate a motor boat or sailboat. *S

But there's no license required to operate a motor boat or sailboat But those users are already paying the state and towns - for registration, excise fees, mooring fees, launching fees, etc. But this interested me: Another measure, LD 510, would requi...

Registration fees typically apply to motorized vehicles that can be dangerous to people not operating them, and since they're based on the value of such vehicles, those fees can be substantial... like the ad valorem tax for registering your car in GA....

So, if this bill were to pass and you go up to Maine this summer, you'd have to get two $20 licenses to paddle your kayaks around. Ouch! Well, we'd have to get our own kayaks first....still renting. (I'm not advocating the additional fees...just und...

Well, we'd have to get our own kayaks first....still renting. Heh. That makes it easy for them -- rent a kayak, pay $20 extra for a license to paddle! Heh. *S

It must seem like bumper boats out there! When there are more than about 12 boats on the start line it is :-) DM

This board has been so quiet over the summer that either: a) Conditions have been so bad that we've all given up boats and resorted to letterboxing b) Conditions have been so good that we've all been so busy boating there was no time for posting here!...

Little to do with conditions and everything to do with home improvements! I only got out once this summer, for an afternoon of kayaking. First time I've ever lost the dog in deep water to a critter. She jumped right off the kayak and swam with all...

Fishing fishing fishing. Oh and cleaning fish slime off the boat. deniserows but not this summer

Went out twice on the Tualatin River with a group of friends. One time, I rented a kayak. The other time, I shared a canoe with two other people. Easy going river with little current going upstream. We paddle up a few miles, have lunch at a park an...

Me? I've been suffering a slipped disc and have added a grand total of 7 hours sailing time to my logbook and most of that was in a nice big, safe boat that didn't require any gymnastics to sail. I hear you loud and clear DM... I have been sidelined...

I just received some interesting info regarding some changes in the Canyon. Primarily the (man) changes were needed due to natures changes. A new take out ramp and road was put in at Pierce Ferry due to the lowering water level in Lake Mead. Once the w...

Primarily the (man) changes were needed due to natures changes. I DO so love a good typo...and since YOU hassled Trex this week for one, Don...well... In my experience, "men" change only when they want to, not when they're "needed" to do so. ;-0 pre

In my experience, "men" change only when they want to, not when they're "needed" to do so. In this case it is dubious whether man (used representing "mankind", which consists of both men[plural] and women [plural] and previously cited) should really be...

Hurray!! After more than a year of not being able to sail much because of back problems I am back afloat again. A couple of weeks ago I had to sail a Topper dinghy (and they are cramped!) back to base when conditions were too bad for one of our younste...

http://www.couchsurfing.org/group.html?gid=39740 I just created a group on Couchsurfing for all of us letterboxers. Come and join me! I figured it would be nice for us to have a way to identify other letterboxers, since I know that I am more comfortab...

What is a couchsurfer and what does it have to do with boats? Forgive me if this is a stupid question.

What is a couchsurfer and what does it have to do with boats? Quite some time ago, it was suggested that there be a "Boating" board, and the suggestion was met with nearly universal approval. However, in an effort to keep the number of AQ boards in ch...

What is a couchsurfer and what does it have to do with boats Surfing=water and stuff = nowhere else to put it... was my thought process deniserows over to the couch surfing group

i'm in. i got a couch and i wanna a couch a lot of times. It always amazes me how generous and friendly LBing people are. i have had so many wonderful trips because someone has opened up their homes. i love this hobbydeniserows with a full heart bec...

A quite group, but none-the-less, Im In! Are there any other CSLBXRS out there??? Im new to it, but not to lbxng. Its amazing at all the kindness that letterboxers give. Happy Couching&Trails!

I teach sailing to youngsters aged 10 to 16 (ish) and am looking for some new ideas for games we can play at this end of the season now they are all reasonably competent sailors. Any ideas? DM

How about letterboxing! The clues could say something like...Sail at 286 degrees until you come to a small island, then sail at 90 degrees untill you get to the floating Canadian Goose (there at time of planting)...Then capsize boat, box should be tet...

Seriously, you could do a compass course on the water, with some sort of prize at the end of the course in a floating bouy.

When I learned to sail, the squirt guns were always the best part, so I would suggest a capture the flag game. If you get hit (with a squirt gun!) that would be equivalent to being tagged, and you'd have to go to jail (practice the safety position!) an...

Still got the couch. deniserows a sectional

This is good to know! Although not as cool, as 'Cool Cabin C', I bet it would still be fun :0)

I just finished up a seasonal sailing program and we did a 'pirate hunt' with the kids dress in pirate garb and the clues cryptically written and taped either on buoys or on items that we left 'ashore' at different points leading to a treasure (filled...

I'm here too! Oh yeah, cabin C was the place. HowD girls more of a futon girl

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I can certainly use and adapt some of your ideas for our mob. One of the main drawbacks we have is that we a fairly small lake (35 acres) and except for one area near our slipway we are not allowed to land on the b...