Re: [Paddlewise] FW: The Basic Stuff/First

From: Geo. Bergeron <heritage_at_europa.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 08:36:58 -0700 (PDT)
At 10:42 AM 4/15/98 -0400, you wrote:
> I must have missed how this started----How can anybody break a bone
>kayaking? I paddle in 6 to 8 ft seas frequently, and have yet to suffer a
>"collision" with a wave that has the torque to sprain even the weakest
>muscle, lot less  break a bone. What are you guys doing :-)
>Dan Volker WPB, FL
>

        All you need to do is fall off the cliff in the night while
gathering firewood for camp. Lacerations are the real concern in kayak
first-aid I think, that and hypothermia. (I think you should have to pass a
hypothermia test to buy a boat!) 

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 George Bergeron, Secretary
 OSWEGO HERITAGE COUNCIL  
 P.O. Box 1041, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034
 Web Site: http://www.europa.com/~heritage/welcome.html
 Email: heritage_at_europa.com                                     

 




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