Hi Nick, On Tuesday, September 06, 2011, at 6:43:36 AM PST, you wrote: > So, I'm looking at the risk factors involved in playing in this spot > and it seems to me that a 30# surfski tumbling through the mix does > not appreciably change the risks. In this particular case, I think the length/shape of the boat, and the speed/trajectory with which it can be hurtled through the surf are more relevant factors than simply its weight when trying to determine its potential for inflicting damage on bodies (and how many bodies can be damaged by a single object per such incident). Being lightly bumped by 30 pounds may not seem too extreme, but being hit by a hard shell object moving at great speed/force can be a particularly disagreeable experience. -- Melissa *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 06 2011 - 12:27:49 PDT
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