On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Steve Cramer <cramersec_at_charter.net>wrote: > > How about a follow-up? Put her hand in a neoprene glove and see how long > she can last. It may reinforce the habit of putting on that icky rubber suit > every day and give her a little piece of mind. And you, too. > An excellent idea!!! >From now on I'm going to ask every guide I meet in the San Juan Islands which outfit he/she works for. This should give me a better idea of which company does what better. I keep thinking about the dozen or so kids in kayaks with no PFDs, in swim suits, and led by two "guides" with no PFDs and in swim suits headed from James Island to Sucia Island. Well they had PFDs in the boats or on the decks or something. I think we asked them what outfit they were with but I don't remember the response. Pam might recall better than I do. I must admit to feeling somewhat like a reformed smoker trying to get everyone else to quit when it comes to this. Except for white water kayaking, for many years I, like all my friends, paddled in wool shirts, jeans and tennis shoes with a boat-type "lifejacket" behind the seat. Of course the kayaks were 28" wide; and I frankly don't recall anyone dying. Not many people just up and bought a kayak from Wal-Mart and launched it for a paddle into Deception Pass (although we floated through on logs - at age 18 - now and then). (In all fairness, Deception Pass 30 years ago was a lot safer without the power boat wakes.) Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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 Thu May 20 2010 - 23:03:26 PDT
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