[Paddlewise] Cold Water Clothing

Shirley,





The answer was in Greg Welker's post (repeated below your snip).  Come to the

cold water workshop this Saturday.  Listen to the speakers who will provide 


guidance and probability factors, and the tale from a sailor who fell into 


the Chesapeake recently.  More importantly try out your personal cold water 


clothing.





Someone suggested a group swim and another group rescue practices.  





There will be a controlled environment where you (and all other attendees) 


can test what you wear, on your own body thus learning what protection it 


gives YOU.  That is more important than what any of us can tell you about 


gear.  You can also bring or borrow a kayak and try rolls and rescues.  





As you know CPA has several other opportunities for group rescue practices.





Brian Blankinship


Drysuit after testing his wetsuit at previous cold water clinics





Shirley Ireton ireton_at_comcast.net is snipped<<Here on the usually-mild but 


now-frozen Chesapeake, a risk assessment discussion rages...There must be 


some way of resolving the code red caution of the drysuiters with the more 


optimistic neoprene-clad. We are scaring each other, and it makes for 


uncomfortable group paddles. And that's the LAST thing we want on the water!


Guidance, probability factors, tales, and wisecracks would be appreciated!>>





gwelker_at_erols.com:


The Chesapeake Paddlers Association will be holding our annual Cold Water


Clinic on March 15th in Annapolis, MD.  More information at:


http://www.cpakayaker.com/events/coldwater.html





If you wish to attend the event but have not yet registered, you need to 


email 


Laura Butterbaugh at events_at_cpakayaker.com ASAP so she can give the 


restaurant a head count for lunch.




















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