Re: [Paddlewise] Helmet Stowage/PFD

From: Shawn Baker <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 11:28:07 -0700 (PDT)
>Isn't requiring me to wear my pfd in order to paddle with you right 
>along the same lines as the French stomping on my rights?

If you're not going to cause me any undue harm in not wearing your PFD,
I could care less.  If we were to go paddling tomorrow, I would want to
see you perform a self-rescue without your PFD in rough water.  If you
had no problems, I wouldn't give it another thought.

If you were going on a club trip with me tomorrow, I would insist that
you wear one as a role model.  Just because you're a skilled paddler
doesn't mean that a person emulating you by not wearing a PFD is as
skilled.  If you always paddle solo or with trusted (and skilled)
companions, then who cares?

Shawn


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