In a message dated 2/13/01 2:04:45 AM Central Standard Time, rjmatter_at_PRODIGY.NET writes: > On a safety note, I have a new idea for the 2001 paddling season. I am > going to print "Float Plan" business cards at home with Avery business card > stock. They will have my name, emergency contact info, color of boat, > color of PFD, and a line where I can fill out a date and time of my > estimated time of return. These will be handy to give rangers when I > paddle at a county or state park. > > That is a great idea. I think float plans are one of the most overlooked safety devices. We have had a couple of instances of fishermen and sailboaters that spent very bad nights stranded not really that far from help, but nobody new where they were. The coast guard had to spend hours searching across wide areas that could have been eliminated if they had left some sort of plan. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 13 2001 - 04:46:36 PST
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