Bob Denton wrote: > I have completed the move from South Florida (Water temp 80-88) to Santa > Cruz (55) I suspect I will need more than a t-shirt and bare feet. > > I visited two of the local kayak shops yesterday asking about water wear. I > was told by one that a capaline shirt would be adequate and that their > students were taught not to stay in the water too long. The other suggested > a bib style wet suit and paddling jacket. I really like the advice from the first shop. I'd like to see how they teach their students not to stay in the water too long. Better still, do they teach them how to stay out of the water altogether? I'm envisioning something along the lines of Wiley in the BC comic who has learned to tread air a few inches (cm*2.54, eh?) above the surface. Farmer John and paddle jacket, I'd say. Or Fuzzy rubber top and pants. But I tend to overdress. -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jun 09 2005 - 11:31:27 PDT
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