>> Does this imply you wear a dry suit through some/all of the summer? I know my instructors wore dry suits all week in early June in Maine last year.<< sorry to be a broken record, but you <<must>> dress for the water temperature even if it is warm and sunny. IMHO this means drysuits if water temp below 50 F. george ruta northcountry kayak, someday to have a web page on hypothermia, in the meantime try these: Probably the best source if you read through it and follow the links: http://www.hypothermia-ca.com/main.htm The NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School First Aid Handbook, section on cold injuries. http://www.nols.edu/School/Pubs/FirstAid/EX9Cold STATE OF ALASKA: Cold Injuries & Cold Water Near Drowning Guidelines (Rev 01/96). http://www.hypothermia-ca.com/protocols/Alaska.htm Princeton University Center for Outdor Activity: http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/hypocold.html See also, http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/watercraft/laws/opsguide/hypo.html For a compilation of hypothermia information and instructions on repairing a drysuit gasket, visit: http://www.mindspring.com/~inukshuk/ The Mayo Clinic: "Cold to the core ... Hypothermia can happen to anyone" December 12 1996: http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/9612/htm/hypother.htm University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program: "Survival in Cold Water: Hypothermia Prevention", by Chad P. Dawson http://www.d.umn.edu/seagr/tourism/hypothermia.html Check out the ocean water temperatures going from New England to Florida. http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/images/seatemp.gif lots of info here: http://www.sarbc.org/hypo.html http://www.sarbc.org/andrew1.html Outside magazine article: http://outside.starwave.com/magazine/0197/9701fefreez.html chuck sutherland's info: http://www.enter.net/~skimmer/coldwater.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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