On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Mark Sanders <sandmarks_at_ca.rr.com> wrote: > > I've always been careful to practice my first wet exit from a boat with > people around, but once I've shown I could do it, I've taken them for > granted. Might be time to consider some other possible entanglements and > practice this most basic of moves more often. > > Your experience was eerily like the one I had a few weeks back. I didn't have anyone around to watch but our dogs set up such a racket in the yard that my wife came out and was in the process of launching a jet ski when I managed to extricate myself. Just in time to keep from getting run over by her in the jet ski. LOL. So, in a sense, I had two close calls out of the same incident. :P Seriously, I agree that we all need to examine our wet exit strategy more often and several time during each paddling season in every boat we paddle. Although, in all honesty, I'm sure I'd just fall out of the Mariner Escape if it went upside down. Glad no one had to come rescue you. I'll bring a jet ski down for your next practice session. <grin> Craig Jungers Moses Lake, 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 Mon Sep 15 2008 - 19:16:51 PDT
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