--- jfarrelly5_at_comcast.net wrote: > The woman told > me she was perfectly fine > "until she got wet" and so a wetsuit isn't > necessary. Her statement may not be all that far off the mark if she was close enough to shore to be on dry land in 2 minutes for the whole trip. On the other hand, not having some warm dry clothes along is a MAJOR mistake on all but the hottest days. Would having some pile and a paddling jacket in the boat have been sufficient in this case? (It sounds like it would have to me.) If she got hypothermic I assume that it was from the exposure to the air after being wet as much as or more than the two minutes in the water. Right? How bad was her hypothermia? Not too bad I hope. Pete Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 03 2002 - 14:57:26 PST
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