> Her answer is that she has practiced wet exits and reentries under > extremely challenging conditions so many times that she knows > exactly how > the tether will behave and how to deal with it. > Hummm... I'm certainly no expert, and I may have missed the spirit of the statement, but it sure sounds like a case of complacency, which is a catalyst for an accident. As soon as she knows "exactly" how the tether will perform, it may suddenly surprise her - at that point, will she have the "wherewithall" to rapidly adjust and survive? In my short history of paddling, my assumption is that I *NEVER* know exactly how something will perform, and am therefore constantly vigilant and thinking through potential mishap scenarios. Just a thought.... Rick *************************************************************************** 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 Mar 27 2001 - 14:08:50 PST
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