On 6/7/07, Steve Cramer <cramersec_at_charter.net> wrote: The concerns that were raised, honestly, I never really understood them, said Straus. Straus said his bill would require that kayaking students know how to get out of an overturned kayak before they go into any water deeper than five feet. Res ipsa loquitur. I always make students do a wet exit before they do anything else, but i teach in Georgia, not Massachusetts. I had always required that anyone doing even a mild white water trip with us practice a wet exit in front of the lake house in water that isn't too uncomfortable. First we have them close their eyes and go through the motions while sitting safely on the dock in the kayak. Then it's into the water and... well... into the water. We give newbie flat-water paddlers the Loon; if you can't get out of that then bathtubs would be too much for you. We seldom take anyone else with us on salt water or big water so it has not ever been an issue but I would lean towards requiring them to swim out at least once. Craig Jungers Royal City, WA *************************************************************************** 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 07 2007 - 15:03:31 PDT
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