R. Walker wrote; IMHO people who zoom in zero visibility are much more likely to die from hitting another powerboat, sailboat, or structure than they are to every hit/kill a kayaker/canoeist. Personally, I tend to think natural selection will eliminate them long before they do me any harm. That is a comforting thought and worth remembering if one is run down while safely navigating a channel in the fog with GPS. The chances of being hit with the prop are so infinitesimal; I'm much more concerned about airplanes falling on me. Even in a collision you are much more likely to be killed by blunt trauma than by the action of the prop. The prop would probably be much less painful. Another comforting thought. I certainly wouldn't want to instill any unnecessary fear in my fellow paddlers (or comfort as the case may be). Where might I find the statistics that indicate that being hit by a falling plane is more likely than being hit by a power boat propellor after being run down by a power boat? Having almost been hit by a power boat in good visibility (well, good if you are sober) I would think that my time may be coming due for an airplane concusssion. In the meantime I think I will practice my instant weather forecasting and the use of my sling psychrometer. That way I may improve my odds at avoiding getting caught in fog too far offshore. I know, it's the wimpy thing to do. real men know how to get tehmselves out fo trouble. We wusses just like to keep out of trouble. Possibly comes from being raised by over protective mothers who kept saying "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound pf cure". What do mothers know anyway? Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ . *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Apr 11 1998 - 18:33:52 PDT
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