At 01:28 AM 3/5/99 -0500, Joe Pylka wrote: >> This brings to mind a little discussion I witnessed at a Q&A session >>at a Florida kayak symposium late last year. Olympian Greg Barton was >>fielding questions from the floor and someone asked why it is that when >>they see film footage of Olympic paddling races none of the contestants >>are ever wearing PFDs? Mr. Barton offered that the pools were highly >>supervised, shallow, and under very controlled circumstances, and that >>was that. The question had been answered. > > Actually, such activities are generally very closed watched and followed >with boats for rescue if needed. There's another reason, though. > Flatwater racing often occurs in summertime conditions. This is a sport >with intense physical activity for a stretch of time. Heat production is >very high. So high, that the insulation afforded by a pfd could cause >overheating and subsequent heat stroke. > What I like is having the PFD duct taped to their boat. Have you ever fought with stubborn duct tape that does not want to let go? Dana *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 05 1999 - 07:33:11 PST
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