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Local actor and playwright Michael Brown, in period costume as Oakville's illustrious founder, William Chisholm, greeted people at the door. It was a nice touch. While most boats won't launch until the first week of May many boaters were getting "Sixteen Mile Creek and the harbour have been my favourite playground. I've spent more time there than anywhere else in the world and I still look forward to going down there every day in the summer." Olympic Gold Medal paddler Larry Cain antsy and counting the weeks -- seven -- until splash down. Winter is kind of a long lunch, one fellow commented wryly. But getting onto the water is only one hurdle. Boating, as a recreation, is just as complicated as everything else in modern life. There are a host of things boaters need to know, and acquire, and comply with these days, in order to be safe, well-equipped and otherwise prepared for cruising, racing, paddling or motoring, or even just sitting at the dock sipping mineral water. 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