At 05:04 PM 3/27/01 -0500, Rick Sylvia wrote: > > 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? She believes that she will because of the amount of practice she does with her equipment. She doesn't just practice in a heated, flatwater pool, but in challenging conditions as well. That includes 15' swells and 25 knot winds. I don't think there is anything complacent about the preparation she does for her trips. She said that when she *did* capsize off the coast of Alaska it took her 28 seconds to get back in her boat. >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. She does more than just think about them. She practices under conditions that might cause them. *************************************************************************** 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 28 2001 - 05:38:51 PST
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