"skimmer_at_mail3.enter.net" <skimmer_at_mail3.enter.net> wrote: >This isn't promoting regulations; it's getting everyone to speak the >same language relative to open water boating. NONE of the RED circle >people have ever heard of fuzzy rubber. Most victims with such gear >and a PFD would end up listed as survivors. It would be a vast new >income stream for folks that manufacture that stuff. WHY AREN'T THEY >INTERESTED? I just don't understand. Why? Because like rec boaters, probably even more so, these people do not wish to believe that their boat could EVER tip or capsize or put them in the cold water. Unlike GREEN circle people who _know_ our craft will sometimes tip over, and we learn to roll or rescue ourselves. It's an interesting paradigm. Even the USCG literature is predicated upon help magically appearing for those people. We're plying the same waters, but first, we have the realization that help might not appear, so we dress for immersion and train ourselves in rescue procedures. Second, if we do need to summon outside assistance, many kayakers are better-prepared than red circle tin boaters who don't take a VHF, or flares, or _always_ wear a PFD, or wear immersion protection for the potentially long wait. After watching 'Titanic', I told my wife I would never go on a cruise without packing my drysuit. Shawn 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 Thu Apr 18 2002 - 08:04:20 PDT
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:51 PDT