On Friday 16 November 2007 18:48, Janellen wrote: > But ultimately it is all a matter of personal choice an judgement. > Gear won't keep us from dying but neither will our skills if we are > incapacitated. So I'll work on my skills so that I needn't rely on > my gear and I'll wear my gear in case my skills fail and I'll accept > that the sport has risks. But then on this list, we all do. Very wisely put - neither skills, nor equipment, can be relied on as being bomb-proof, so trying to cover both bases increases our chances a lot. A friend almost died when he had a massive lumbago while out paddling alone in the sea. Eventually, after a very long day totally incapacitated, he got back to base (I think his wife and friends went looking for him). Some time later it happened again - and after that he realised that he had to quit paddling for ever - or die young! Moved away from his loved island, trying to readjust, further inland. Tough guy, but he was wise enough to realize that even if he had superb equipment, and skills far beyond mine, it sometimes doesn't help one bit! Tord *************************************************************************** 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 Nov 16 2007 - 10:46:31 PST
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