: I have to admit that I never wear my PFD on the small lakes near my
: house, as a ski boat wake is the worst thing I have to deal
: with... but I always have it bungied right behind me, and I put
: it on if the weather starts looking bad. I've been in some
: pretty good sized swells during storms. And I always wear it if
: I'm on moving water, or on the Chesapeake Bay, the coastal NC
: sounds, or the ocean. I surfed for years, so I know how easy it
: is to get into trouble out there.

: Yes, proper training is important, and so is proper equipment...
: but you absolutely have the right in this country (at least
: right now) to be as stupid as you want.... and I believe that
: the incidents you refer to are natural selection at work... most
: people are responsible... most people are safe... but let's not
: turn this sport into one of the nanny-state regulated ones
: because of a few idiots... that mentality nearly wiped out
: private aviation...

I would agree with that Deano. People are going to do stupid things no matter how many laws you pass. We have already had 28 drownings on the west side of lake Michigan this summer when people who know full well there are rip currents still go swimming without any SCS.

Bryan K