>Philip Wylie wrote: >[snip] >It will now approve PFDs in any color and >states its rationale: more fashionable colors may get people to wear >their PFDs more. What they forget is that most cheap PFD's are not only ugly, but hot, ill fitting & just generally uncomfortable. There has been very little choice in good Canadian Coast Guard approved PFD's. Allowing more colours doesn't change that & won't have much effect on use. I bought a great fitting PFD last year but it isn't Canadian approved. I'll use it anyway. I expect that officials will be so happy to see me wearing it that they will never check it. >Also, Canada requires canoes and kayaks to carry a "heaving line of 15 >meter or greater length." Get a throwbag. A small throwbag from Mountain Equipment Co-op costs $35, has 21 metres of 6mm floating rope, weighs 550g (1 1/4 pound) & is very easy to throw. Easy, that is, from shore but not from a canoe or kayak. Whitewater kayakers & many canoe trippers have them for river rescue but I'm not so sure how useful they would be offshore. >Who is writing these regulations? Not paddlers. ------------- Lloyd Bowles The Mad Canoeist "Keep the open side up!" http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/clearstreets/358/index.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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jan 20 1999 - 13:16:23 PST
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