Just for the record, the water temp was about 55F in the harbor, and a little less in the channels between islands. My group was planning a 4 mile crossing from Lopez Island to San Juan Island. Yes, we were hot while on land in our neoprene, but once under way, we were quite comfortable. I would have felt much better if the outfitter had asked us where we were going prior to suggesting that we were overdressed. As it was, we encountered Ferry wakes, Rip tides, Eddy currents +/- 4 knots, reflection waves, etc. all along an open water crossing. If we were staying in the harbor, even I might submit to shorts and a tee shirt - but I can swim pretty well, and, as they say, I'm pretty well insulated naturally. This outfitter really concerned me in his cavalier attitude about our attire. Hope that clarifies it. Lsia *************************************************************************** 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 - 19:53:03 PDT
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