Hi. Just thought I would share an experience that happened to me 3 -4 years ago. I was surfing at the local spot dressed in a dry suit with a farmer john underneath. I had helmet, neoprene hood and booties. After I was ripped out of my boat I thought what a good opportunity to pratice swimming into to shore.... after 10 minutes of trying different versions of swimming I thought enough and attempted to do a wet entry and roll... the problem was my hands. I could not grasp the paddle or boat to complete the wet entry and roll. Now I was forced to swim to shore.... I had no other option. The lesson..... don't assume the drysuit makes you superhuman in cold conditions. You last longer but you still are vulnerable to the perils of cold water. have fun.... *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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