In a recent posting, Melissa mentioned a fellow that stood up in his kayak to exit onto a dock... providing all in attendance with a good laugh. She said " luckily he did not hit his head on the dock while disappearing into the murky depths" This put me in mind of a recent back channel tip that I gave someone. One of the first safety rules that I learned was to put on my PFD before I even approach the water. I had read that more people injure themselves launching and exiting on land than they do in most other boating incidents, and when I slipped on a cement boat ramp and fell into the water I was lucky on two counts...That I only whacked my elbow and not my head...And that I had read that tip about starting out in your PFD. As a fairly new kayaker I find the ongoing information shared on this list to be often amusing and invaluable to those of us just "getting our feet wet". Thanks to all who contribute! Rob Dee Austin, Texas *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 14 2001 - 09:15:32 PST
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