Re: [Paddlewise] Current Info on Electric or Foot Pumps?

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 04:40:47 -0700
Dave Kruger wrote:
> 
> The debate over the merits/demerits of the "outrigger paddle float
> self-rescue" in rough conditions has been an interesting one.  [Shouldn't
> we change the name of this thread?]

[Correct version of last paragraph of previous post:]
> I agree, in rough conditions, the paddle float is questionable.  The
> reality is that almost all the paddlers I see on the water
> avoid sea conditions where a paddle float will not work.  The float
> is a good choice for them.  It does not "... entice them into conditions
> where it won't work," (paraphrasing) because most of them are **terrified**
> of rough water and won't paddle in it.  They stay on the beach, or get the
> hell off the water when it gets rough.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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