----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn Baker" <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com> Right on Shawn!!! Seven very experienced ocean paddlers went out for a scenic coastal paddle yesterday in Santa Barbara, CA. The air temperature was in the high 70's and the water temp was 65-67. Everybody was wearing a lycra or poly pro rash guard under a farmer john in addition to skirts and PFD's. Nobody went swimming, although there were 2 surf launches and landings for all. When it got too hot, those who could roll did and those who couldn't just splashed water on their heads, faces, arms, etc. > > I see nothing wrong with SNEERing at folks who decide not to wear > adequate immersion protection. It's like sneering at helmetless > motorcycle riders, or parents who don't buckle their kids. (And for > the record, on club or instructional trips, I bring spare immersion pro > for group members or students who forgot- or don't have enough of- > their own). > > Shawn *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jul 22 2002 - 14:40:51 PDT
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:55 PDT