Re: [Paddlewise] Leader Requirements

> 
> > > basic I mean PFD, paddlefloat, whistle).  
> 
> We tested a couple of whistles last summer. They would both make
> my ears ring when I blew them, but at 200 yards my partners said
> that the sound was not loud enough to call their attention.

This is a good point.  You don't even have to be 200 yards away if
the wind is blowing the sound of the whistle away from the intended
target.  Whistles are good for the harbor, or maybe estuaries (read..
quiet places).  But for open water paddling, we use the pressurized 
boat horns (can and horn can be purchased at any Marine supply house
and even Walmart).  My samples for club rules shouldn't be taken literal.  
They were only given as examples for clubs indicating what their minimum
rules would be with the major point being that whatever the rules are, 
I think they should be given in advance of the trip where they will be
enforced.

However, this could open another topic of discussion... :-)

Jackie
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