John W. wrote >For what it is worth, here is my list of "lines of defense": > >1. Sound Judgement >2. Try to paddle in groups of three or more whenever practical >3. Roll >4. Eskimo rescue >5. Assisted rescue (empties boat) >6. Re-enter and roll >7. Paddlefloat rescue without then with sling >8. VHS Re: that last item, does this mean I finally have to upgrade from my Beta? Oh well, "The Poseidon Adventure" has been the only tape I've been able to find for it for years, and that story hardly raises morale when kayaking. And would a laser disc player make me safer still? Philip Torrens "The opinions expressed in this posting are necessarily those of my employer, or indeed, of any sentient being." **************************************** Mountain Equipment Co-op 1655 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1K1 Tel: 640-732-1989 Fax: 604-731-6483 email: pid_at_mec.ca Visit our website at: http://www.mec.ca ***************************************** *************************************************************************** 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 Fri May 08 1998 - 08:12:05 PDT
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