[Paddlewise] SOT question

Hi All,
I am getting some useful feedback on the Cabbage Island accident, 
which I greatly appreciate.

Here is a question. An SOT must float rather high on the water, since 
capsizing isn't going to flood the hull. In anyone's opinion or 
experience, is a 12-mph breeze, perhaps enhanced by 
wave action in relatively shallow water, strong enough to drive an SOT 
away from a swimmer who may be only a weak swimmer?

Some writers are saying I was TOO HARD on power boaters. Since the 
accident occurred in the vicinity of the IW, the possibility that a 
big wake from a rapidly moving, deep-draft vessel caused the capsize 
MUST be considered. Such a wake moving into the shallows bordering 
the IW could be intimidating, in my opinion.

Certainly, paddler error (=edge stroke) is also a possibility.

I will see if I can get a more direct estimate of the water temp near the 
IW and Useppa Island.

Thanks,
Chuck Sutherland

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