I’m a big kayaker
Went this weekend with kids in the boat
No stupid life jackets
Now yes I have right of way over power boats but I’m not stupid
I give thrm plenty of way
Bottom line
Hitting anything with your power boat especially a kayak is inexcusable
I feel bad for that person who got killed and the clueless boater
Multiple lives ruined
You are mistaken you do not always have the right of way
Narrow Channels. You may think that since you are the smallest and slowest vessel on the waterways, you have the right of way all of the time. False! In fact, the opposite is true. A vessel shorter than 60 feet is required to not “impede the passage of a vessel that can safely navigate only within a narrow channel or fairway.” There’s a good reason for this. Large vessels often cannot maneuver or stop quickly enough to avoid a collision if you are in their path. If your regular paddling area is near a commercial seaport, and you often see large cargo ships or military vessels, you must stay out of the ship’s navigable channel, which is usually marked by red and green buoys. That channel is for large ships; therefore, they are the primary users. You can use the channel to navigate when no ship is using it, but paddlers should generally navigate outside of a narrow channel, when possible.
Read more at https://www.canoekayak.com/start-paddling/rules-of-the-road-for-paddlers/#hAj8DQoRvF5RgixS.99
Kayaks are super maneuverable .....boats and ships not so much