[Paddlewise] cold water boating training

Hi All,

 

I have put this off for a long time, having a great reluctance to attack
this problem in a manner that might have some chance of changing minds in
the world of the numerous boating agencies that provide expertise to the
general public. To this point, I seem to have totally failed to have any
impact of any kind on these regulators. The message put out to the public is
"on cold water, wear a pfd!"  They refuse to discuss the cold water gear
that we all use as a matter of routine. Our message of adequate cold water
gear for cold water boating does not reach the vast majority of ordinary
boaters.

 

Without going into details here, do any of you have videos of paddlers
working on recues in cold water-as for example in the "TEST YOUR GEAR" part
of cold water workshops that may be run by your clubs or peer groups? Do you
know of any U-TUBE or other on-line sites that present such demonstrations?

 

I will appreciate any information you may have on this subject.

 

Thanks,

Chuck Sutherland

skimmer_at_enter.net
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