----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Reiter" <reiter_at_fodderty.u-net.com> > turns about doing a wet exit, re-enter with his help, and then paddle > straight to shore. I was wearing warm fleece and pertex clothing, but no > wetsuit or drysuit. > I duly did my wet exit, no problem, and with help managed a quick > re-entry. Then I paddled to shore. By the time I was out of my kayak on > dry land, I was shivering uncontrollably and my hands were nearly > useless. Getting my car unlocked and dry clothes on was only just > manageable without help. My first time in a kayak was while getting lessons from Chuck Sutherland who contributes to Paddlewise. It was a lake 35 miles from NYC in mid-September. I was wearing polypro tops and bottoms covered by a nylon jacket and pants while we did wet-exits etc. in the morning. By the time we broke for lunch I was quite blue. Chuck looked at me and reached into the pile of stuff in the back of his van to pull out a ratty looking neoprene farmer john wet suit. "Could you use this, Ralph?" At that point I would have traded my first born for that thing! Again this was not the North Sea as your experience nor NYC harbor in January among ice floes but rather a lake just the last swimmers had departed after Labor Day. Needless to say that the next week I went with my wife to nearby Campmor to buy wet suits. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jan 26 2002 - 13:01:41 PST
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