Yup, idiots are humans, too, even if it is hard to believe. And the chances of survival increases a bit if you wear your PFD, wooly hat and spray skirt, but again and again people who should have known better - like that world champion class Swede, that just went for a paddle with his mate, racing each other a little, without any PFD, or dry suit, and without a spray skirt. Somehow he rolled, and died due to the fact that the water was cold and he didn't even bring anything dry to put on! SO, if the water is real warm, and you have access to both dry clothes, and a pfd (and possibly a cell phone/EPIRB), I see no real harm in it, but without a fitting spray skirt is lowering your chances too much for my liking! Last post before Thailand - yippee! *************************************************************************** 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 Jan 05 2010 - 12:37:53 PST
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