The American Whitewater Affiliation has just, in the March/April 2001 issue, published the "American Whitewater Boating Non-Motorized Human Powered Boating Safety Report 1995-1998." Clumsy title, great info. For instance: "With the advancements in cold water paddling equipment and clothing, one would expect a decline in the frequency of boating accidents in cold water (<50 degrees F). However, the number of fatalities in cold weather has remained unchanged since 1970s." The report includes all human-powered craft [yes, even sea kayaks], not just whitewater boats. In fact, in the section titled "Sea Kayakers" it says that less than 5% of boating accidents are in sea kayaks. Another quote of a quote in the article: "Sea kayakers are people who want to know how to avoid dangerous situations, not overcome them." AWA has a website: www.americanwhitewater.org This article is really informative and well-researched. Take a look. Jim Tibensky _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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