Boat Nearly Collides With Kayak.....

[casts_by_fly]

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

You may want to consult the coast guard rules of navigation. In no circumstances is pointing your bow toward a faster moving, oncoming vessel when you are underway correct. That is how I interpreted the response from Koz.

that’s not what I took from him, so we’ll see what he actually meant. Parallel is not toward necessarily. Just parallel paths that could be 50’ apart. 

[J Francho]

That's true. I agree with that. In most cases you'd endeavor to pass each other on the port side (go right). If I was paddling and a boat was approaching me on either side, I'd hold my course. Turning my bow toward that boat would confuse the other boater. As a boater, I'd be pretty concerned that they weren't really paying attention to me and stay a reasonable distance from the kayaker. Many others would not. 

[Susky River Rat]

Kayaks have that little waddle to them to begin with. I look at where that bow is pointing on them. If someone starts changing course drastically I am backing off the throttle and changing mine as well. Staying your course as the head on boat makes it much easier for the give way boat to know what you’re doing.  I know I’ll hear “not everyone knows the rules of the water” you can’t you blame just boaters when most of the kayakers here have no clue when it’s mandatory life jacket season. That’s even posted at almost all the ramps.