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Arg!

Posted By: charles w
Date: Friday, 30 May 2003, at 10:39 a.m.

In Response To: ?? (charles w)

: Weird. My post got chopped in the middle!

Got it! Less than! Don't use the less than tag!

Anyway, if air temp + water temp is less than 120 (in F) then you need a wetsuit - or so they say. Well, I didn't have one on. I was quite close to shore - much closer than 50 yds, er, most of the time! And, I could have done a self-rescue at the capsize. I might have had to have left the paddle-float outrigger on and paddled with my hands - but it was doable.

The most important thing I remember about cold water is that you want to get out of it as quickly as possible. So, I'm right there with you. And I will get gear before doing anything on open water. (Probably. Most likely?)

Thanks for the concern!

cheers!
charles

Messages In This Thread

Terror on the low seas - a tip report
charles w -- Wednesday, 28 May 2003, at 10:45 p.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
Mike and Rikki -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 2:28 a.m.

LOL! A Comedy of Errors! Keep 'em coming.
Robert N Pruden -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 4:38 a.m.

A Comedy of Errors?
charles w -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 7:43 a.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
charles w -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 7:46 a.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
Mike and Rikki -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 12:44 p.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
charles w -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 2:13 p.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
Mike and Rikki -- Friday, 30 May 2003, at 1:05 a.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
charles w -- Friday, 30 May 2003, at 8:27 a.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
Mike and Rikki -- Friday, 30 May 2003, at 12:57 p.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
charles w -- Friday, 30 May 2003, at 4:07 p.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
Paul J -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 1:41 p.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
charles w -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 1:58 p.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
Paul J -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 2:04 p.m.

Re: Hilarity on the low seas - wonderful! *NM*
Shawn Baker -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 5:33 p.m.

Our hero aims to please! *NM*
charles w -- Friday, 30 May 2003, at 3:50 p.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
Robert Woodard -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 11:34 p.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
charles w -- Friday, 30 May 2003, at 7:22 a.m.

??
charles w -- Friday, 30 May 2003, at 10:05 a.m.

Arg!
charles w -- Friday, 30 May 2003, at 10:39 a.m.

Re: Arg!
Robert Woodard -- Sunday, 1 June 2003, at 3:58 p.m.

Re: Arg!
charles w -- Sunday, 1 June 2003, at 7:54 p.m.

Re: Terror on the low seas - a tip report
David Hill -- Sunday, 1 June 2003, at 10:39 p.m.

Planning so. maine trips
charles w -- Monday, 2 June 2003, at 9:00 a.m.

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