Originally Posted by
TriGuy
I just have to say it. Bet the damn fools had no PFDs either. plus always have a functioning Marine radio on any kayak or canoe and know how to call out on channel 16
I'd argue that isn't realistic
PFD---fine---but a Marine radio---not so much. In this case they were in the Chesapeake Bay and would likely have been heard but who runs to get a radio to recover a ball
I have spent long hours in canoes, including racing, and have never had a radio with me. the last time I dumped a canoe was in Alaska---on a lake just south of Denali---I don't think a radio would have helped----not to mention when the canoe went over I lost the damn thing.
More to this problem. It has been very windy here and I suspect the wind caught the canoe and they were not experienced enough to keep it headed into the wind and simply got blown further out into the bay. Canoes are not very forgiving to mistakes.
May they be recovered soon and peace to the family.
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