At 02:31 PM 6/9/2005 -0400, Steve Cramer wrote: >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. Santa Cruz is a very popular surfing spot and they stay in the water much longer than a kayaker would. I wonder what kind of advice the local surf shops would give (O'neils is one of them). >Farmer John and paddle jacket, I'd say. Or Fuzzy rubber top and pants. But >I tend to overdress. Having spent a considerable amount of time body surfing in those waters as a ute that would probably work well. John Fereira jaf30_at_cornell.edu Ithaca, NY *************************************************************************** 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 - 13:10:41 PDT
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