: As Dick Gamble used to say 'it's a big ocean but if you are
: paddling with us' you have to wear your spray skirt & PFD...
: but on a typical paddle we are so dispersed that we sometimes
: have to ask if somebody's paddling with us

Rusty - just put a bowl of milk and some catfood on your rear deck to find out. At least, I would think that is the best way to do it while herding cats..