Re: [Paddlewise] Cold and skills

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 07:56:02 -0700
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Joe P. <jpylka_at_earthlink.net> wrote:

>
>  I think I need to clarify what I was describing.  These incidents were
> common instances of
> someone accidentally dumping while negotiating a rapid then getting safely
> back into a boat.  In no case did any of them experience episodes of
> shivering.  It's really a matter of missing a line in a rapid, falling in,
> getting to the shore at the bottom, draining the boat, getting back in and
> going on.
>

Heck I've done this a lot back in my w/w days and I don't remember going
through any heavy sleeping afterwards. The water was always pretty cold but
I dressed (in those days) in a waterski wetsuit with a spray jacket. Dry
tops were just becoming popular and I remember wishing I could afford the
price for one (or justify it). Then I got the Nimbus Telkwa, moved into sea
kayaking, and pretty much stopped tipping over. :P


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net
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