Three minutes for a solo newbie? 1. You will eventually tip and swim and lose your boat, so only paddle where you know you can swim back to shore until you learn to deal with rescues and self-rescues. 2. Wear your PFD and don't drink alcohol so you will be able to swim to shore. 3. Be attentive to currents and waves and cold water so you are not prevented from swimming to shore. Cheers, Richard Culpeper *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Apr 18 2003 - 03:38:10 PDT
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