Hi Peter, I can understand leaving a PFD off in the heat. I've done the same thing here on the lake. Never out on salt water though but I can sure identify with the temptation. Doug's articles and posts are certainly valuable resources. I want to be just like him when I grow up. Not that there is much chance of me growing up, mind you. :P I've been busy re-bedding all the stancions and cleats on the muthah-ship in preparation for taking her over to her covered slip in Oak Harbor, Washington; just 15 miles or so from Deception Pass. It's handy to have a muthah-ship on a trailer but it sure gets hard standing on a ladder for a couple of hours a day. Wish I could spend 3 days paddling. I'd be off like a shot if the weather had been a bit better. Pam had 3 inches of snow at her place this morning (near Seattle). Where is global warming when you need it? Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA SwedChef on Twitter On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 2:36 PM, rebyl_kayak < rebyl_kayak_at_energysustained.com> wrote: > G'Day Craig, > > Been paddling the last three days. > > Re Freya's PFD - It can be very hard for people used to cold climates > to paddle in the heat of Northern Queensland so Freya was leaving her PFD on > the back deck. It got washed off at some stage but not by the large wave > that hit her near Bowen. The latter might have taken her by surprise because > the barrier reef tends to protect against bigger swell and it would be > typical to just get one meter wind waves with a 20 knot wind. > > I'm a tether afficionado for solo paddling at sea and Doug's sea kayaker > article was my guide. Strikes me a kayak would make a nice big PFD if you > were using a tether and didn't have one. Although I wouldn't paddle anywhere > without wearing a PFD and I only use a tether on rare occasions when solo > out at sea. > > All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Mar 29 2009 - 14:53:32 PDT
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