Re: [Paddlewise] PFDs and risk

When I first started kayaking off Point Defiance Park (alone), I  would 
frequently get asked", Isn't that dangerous?"
     I would always reply, "Yes- and I drove on I-5 to  get here, too!"
      I never had anyone fail to get the point. If  they pushed it, I 
explained about the drysuit and safety equipment and sometimes  even went over 
the current tide and current situation. By that time I was ready  to launch, 
anyway!
                    Pam in Washington State
 
 
In a message dated 1/9/2010 10:33:25 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
marinerkayaks_at_msn.com writes:

Darryl



If you knew the odds of drowning while  kayaking during each year were one 
in
5000 would you paddle? Would you let  your children take up kayaking? Would 
you
rescue someone else who took on  that level of risk?



If you live in an urban area that is about  the average risk of dying in an
auto accident (each year) if you drive a  car.



Thank you Dave Kruger for your well reasoned comments on  this  subject.
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