I think the prospect of swimming in less than 55 degree water would dissuade most people from signing up for the trip even if they were promised instant teleportation to a sauna. Many of these people don't even want to get their feet wet while getting into their boats - full submersion is out of the question. This is not to say that it wouldn't be beneficial and improve safety, but it is pretty tough as a business model: We will bring you out to see beautiful things, but we first want to attempt to drown you and bring you to the verge of hypothermia. The people who are willing to sign up despite the requirement of a dunking are probably at the lowest risk of panic in a capsize, and in least need of the actual dunking. I suspect that businesses would instantly lose a significant percentage of their customers and as a result go out of business. So, the question becomes: is the opportunity to experience beautiful places worth the risk of a very small number of people dying in the attempt? I think that is up to a fully informed customer to decide. Nick On Jun 8, 2007, at 1:11 AM, Dave Kruger wrote: > Goffma_at_aol.com wrote: >> Does the wet-exit demonstration requirement apply to guided >> groups? It would be a real burden here in Maine if you had to >> have the entire group wet-exit into the frigid waters before you >> could guide them around the lovely scenery. Nobody wants to >> start the day out cold and wet. [big snip] > > I agree it is not customer friendly to start them out wet. OTOH, > they should understand and appreciate the nature of the boat/system > they are about to use for transport. Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jun 12 2007 - 06:14:45 PDT
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