Kayak color

[s2vto]

can you order a PINK one for NIFTY?

 

He said it is his favourite colour

[YakDiver]

Pink would be a very good colour

no one would nick it

[Martin Hurst]

personally I'd have thought White was the least visible colour during daylight , and thats why Simon is always audible when out

[OKreally]

personally I'd have thought White was the least visible colour during daylight , and thats why Simon is always audible when out

 

From my days as Inshore Rescue coxswain white is the most difficult colour to pick out in rough conditions which is when most rescues take place. Orange is good IF fluorescent..take note of all the offshore safety clothing, markings on landing pads, RIBs etc. Yellow is highly visible in both day & night searches.

 

I had to do a boat test in the Solent once which entailed rolling the (bright yellow) boat (a 4mt sailing dinghy) through 360 degrees & the tester's comment was that he'd sooner the helicopter was looking for this than any other colour.

 

All the safety comments are valid but the prime consideration in all these is to check your forecast first & have someone on land know roughly where you are going to fish & what time you'll be back. The greatest life saver is the time saved by going straight to the right area...then being seen is the bonus! If you're in the water it's difficult to pick out buoyancy aid colours..reflective tape helps but you're as often in troughs as on peaks so a visible boat that you have stayed with is the easiest way to pinpoint position.

 

No commercial axe to grind by the way...we do all colours including olive drab & camo as well as the composite boats being white..you pays your money.......!!

 

Regards

 

Andrew

(JOW UK)

[paintfly]

personally I'd have thought White was the least visible colour during daylight , and thats why Simon is always audible when out

So what's your excuse Engelbert?

[Martin Hurst]

Englebert

[paintfly]

Englebert

 

Yup. Think a change of username over on AA is in order

[GB]

So what's your excuse Engelbert?

 

He sings for his supper coz he cant catch it (oooch low blow)

[Martin Hurst]

Back of the net GB , a late consolation 1-5

[richardlawrence]

Yellow is good if you want to attract fly's and bumble bee's, thats why we issue a yellow jersey for the first to catch a dogfish on charter trips

 

And I thought it was just my aftershave