I have a reliable roll, but I accept the possibility that one day I may fail the roll, come out, and see my Romany whipped away from me by the wind. For this reason I always carry my waterproof HX350S vhf in a secure pocket in my life jacket (which I always wear), and am always aware of where I am, so that if I find myself drifting boatless, I can call for help and give my approximate position. "Man overboard in yellow hat and yellow PFD in Bellingham Channel off Cypress Head", for example. ----- Original Message ----- From: Colin Calder <c.j.calder_at_abdn.ac.uk> Similarly if I lose my boat, I am in serious trouble. To be in the unfortunate position of having to wet exit only to surface watching your boat blowing away faster than you can swim would indeed be terrible... Do Leashes, tethers, epirbs, strobes, paddlefloats etc make a safer paddler? Or quite the opposite, does making the informed choice NOT to carry these items make a safer paddler? *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 02 2001 - 06:38:19 PDT
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