Elizabeth O'Conner has run a Paddlesport show on Long Island NY in about April for the past few years. I've been able to give my cold water talk there for the past two years. A fellow whose name I don't know sells and repairs drysuits and has given the talk on cold water clothing. He is also a diver and a paddler. He uses swim fins for diving. Last year he told us about taking his swim fins everywhere he goes when paddling because, when swimming in drysuit and pfd, the fins allow him to power through the water with speed and efficiency-- the ideal emergency, get yourself to safety, means of escaping a bad day! Someone else commented on this idea in the last few posts! Chuck Sutherland *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Chuck wrote: > A fellow whose name I don't know sells and repairs drysuits and > has given the talk on cold water clothing. He is also a diver and > a paddler. He uses swim fins for diving. Last year he told us about > taking his swim fins everywhere he goes when paddling because, when > swimming in drysuit and pfd, the fins allow him to power through > the water with speed and efficiency-- the ideal emergency, get > yourself to safety, means of escaping a bad day! Having used swim fins myself while body surfing, I'm also a proponent of the idea of swim fins as something to consider as assistance in swimming longer distances faster. One thing to consider though... Depending upon what we're wearing on our feet while paddling in conditions that may put us in a position to use fins for this purpose, getting the fins on quickly and securely may present another issue to consider. Would we have to remove, for instance, our thick neoprene Mukluks? Since swim fins are often made to fit either bare feet or feet covered only by the thinnest of booties, this is something to consider. If we don't think this through and have a plan to make it work, we may find ourselves out there needing to swim, with swim fins ready, and no reasonable way to get them on our feet. -- Melissa *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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