Re: [Paddlewise] The risk of Cold water Immersion

>..............  They are devoid of training.  They bring their
>ignorance with them when they buy the kayak and launch.  What's to
>learn?   They had no problem in August; now they have paddled
>successfully a few times-- they are blooming experts in their own
>minds.   Guess what?   A few of them will be written up in  short
>columns in the obits of a local newspaper.  "Local expert dies in kayaking
mishap."
>Most of us will never see the story.   The fact is they never had a
>chance out there.  NO ONE TOLD THEM ANYTHING !!

        Chuck, it's not necessarily for a lack of trying....  I call it
"Invincible Ignorance".  Many of these people have no idea how to get into
or out of a kayak let alone how to control one.  I've seen this too many
times on local lakes and rivers.   The boat is treated like another piece of
equipment in the gym that they can take away with them.....   They do NOT
read the instruction and safety materials that come with the boat.  And they
are not interested in doing so.  Their thoughts and perceptions lie
elsewhere.  They are not likely to read any paddling publications.  You're
right; nobody told them anything -- but another part of that same
observation is How do we find them to try to tell them?


>
>Chuck Sutherland
>http://www.enter.net/~skimmer
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