Sure has been an interesting day for email - what with Dr. Inverbon, the 190 degree rule, and Doug's wild paddling report, it's hard to separate fact from fiction, although I suspect the list above starts with fiction and goes to fact. Great paddling Doug. Mark, don't you think we should revise the "Rule of 190" to "Rule of 180"? Those of you in the northern reaches should know that by the end of summer, our water really is into the 90 degree range. I'm with Mark in thinking that being required by the "Rule of 100" to have serious thermal protection sounds like a GOOD thing as summer heats up here on the Gulf Coast. I remain as ever optimistic about 12 months of the year paddling for here. I've been amazed how many folks have turned out even for mid-summer trips, but I try to do them in the evenings (although highest temp of the day is often around 5 p.m.) and places that have shade - but not always. We're averaging 5-8 degrees above normal already this early in the season, so it's going to be a hot one for sure. End of the season, my foot, I'm gonna go paddling! See ya on the water - you can always recognize me out there by my broad-brimmed hat, and full sun protection of long sleeves and yes, even long pants. Well, ya gotta have some protection for your legs when you're paddling a decked boat without a sprayskirt. If you're wearing a 'skirt and practicing roto-cooling, well, as Mark says, it's not quite so cooling as other parts of the world but drippy wet and a good breeze still has some effect. Happy paddling! Natalie Wiest Galveston TX *************************************************************************** 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 Jun 04 2001 - 10:45:41 PDT
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