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Re: Other: Kayak Color?
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 6/7/2013, 4:48 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Kayak Color? (Mike Savage)

Hi Dan,
I think it's because blue and green are very good camoflage at sea, most people realise that even just subconsciously.
Unless the green is one of those 'virulent' ones.

The bronze would be a sweet look though if it looked truly metallic as if cast in bronze.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

Off-topic, but not all 'blues' are low-visibility. 'Robins Egg Blue' aka light blue is (surprisingly) a high-visibility colour. You need to put dusk and fog conditions into the consideration.

http://nigel-kayak.blogspot.ca/2007/10/colors-for-visibility.html

http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?173

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Other: Kayak Color?
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/17/2013, 10:26 am
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Jim Looker -- 4/17/2013, 11:53 am
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Greg H -- 4/17/2013, 2:59 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/17/2013, 3:06 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/17/2013, 3:10 pm
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Greg H -- 4/18/2013, 9:08 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/18/2013, 9:38 am
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ancient kayaker -- 4/18/2013, 11:40 am
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Etienne Muller -- 4/18/2013, 1:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2013, 1:50 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 4/18/2013, 6:09 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/18/2013, 11:50 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 4/17/2013, 3:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/18/2013, 12:35 am
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Jeff Horton -- 4/18/2013, 7:13 am
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ancient kayaker -- 4/18/2013, 9:25 am
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Jeff Horton -- 4/18/2013, 12:17 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 4/18/2013, 2:38 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 4/19/2013, 10:42 am
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ancient kayaker -- 4/19/2013, 10:55 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 4/18/2013, 6:18 pm
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Mark Vander Horck -- 4/18/2013, 6:38 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/18/2013, 11:51 pm
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Björn Thomasson -- 4/19/2013, 4:31 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/18/2013, 11:53 pm
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Björn Thomasson -- 4/20/2013, 4:06 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 4/18/2013, 4:25 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 4/18/2013, 8:52 pm
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Gene -- 4/19/2013, 9:03 am
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Greg H -- 4/19/2013, 12:19 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/19/2013, 2:26 pm
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Roy Martin -- 4/19/2013, 5:38 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/20/2013, 7:50 am
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Don -- 4/19/2013, 6:52 pm
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Don -- 4/19/2013, 6:59 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/20/2013, 7:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2013, 1:59 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/22/2013, 4:51 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 4/23/2013, 12:06 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 5/21/2013, 8:29 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 5/22/2013, 8:22 am
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Noel Bennett -- 5/22/2013, 1:05 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 5/23/2013, 7:38 am
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Jim Farrelly -- 5/19/2013, 8:19 pm
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SCOTT FITZGERRELL -- 5/20/2013, 6:21 pm
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Jim -- 5/20/2013, 9:22 pm
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Don -- 5/17/2013, 7:20 am
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paul davies -- 5/17/2013, 4:24 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/5/2013, 3:49 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/5/2013, 5:06 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/6/2013, 9:26 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/6/2013, 12:48 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/6/2013, 1:56 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/6/2013, 3:21 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 6/7/2013, 8:03 am
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Matt Jakubek -- 6/7/2013, 9:28 am
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Matt Jakubek -- 6/7/2013, 9:50 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 6/7/2013, 11:03 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/7/2013, 6:21 pm
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dave koslow -- 6/10/2013, 9:54 am
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Björn Thomasson -- 6/6/2013, 1:29 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/6/2013, 1:53 pm
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Halfnut the Inuit Robot -- 6/6/2013, 11:58 pm
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GeorgeinVa -- 6/29/2013, 2:09 pm
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Deano -- 6/7/2013, 7:37 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/7/2013, 9:55 am
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Mike Savage -- 6/7/2013, 2:19 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/7/2013, 4:48 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/7/2013, 5:42 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/7/2013, 5:43 pm
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Mike Savage -- 6/8/2013, 3:48 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 6/7/2013, 5:45 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 6/9/2013, 12:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/9/2013, 1:50 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/30/2013, 8:23 am
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john vanburen -- 7/1/2013, 6:23 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/1/2013, 8:27 am
No Problem
john vanburen -- 7/2/2013, 7:11 am
Hybrid finish schemes
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/1/2013, 10:26 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/1/2013, 1:29 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/1/2013, 2:03 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/1/2013, 5:33 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 7/2/2013, 9:31 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/2/2013, 4:23 pm
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Mike Savage -- 7/2/2013, 5:32 pm
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Oliver -- 7/2/2013, 6:12 pm
Thanks. :D *NM*
Mike Savage -- 7/4/2013, 2:04 pm