The ultimate safety kit

From: Geoffrey.Boehm@wj.com-DeleteThis
Date: Thu Sep 14 1995 - 10:27:37 PDT


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From: Geoffrey.Boehm@wj.com-DeleteThis
Subject: The ultimate safety kit
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     Talk all you want about how to fix various equipment failures - none
     of the solutions will address the following problems, which are my
     three greatest fears:
     
     1. Losing my equipment in the impact zone, and drowning when I run out
     of energy before I can swim to shore
     
     2. Wind dies when I am too far out
     
     3. Losing my board and rig in high winds after a bailout, and unable
     to swim fast enough to catch up.
     
     I carry an inflatable pfd - comes in a tiny pouch that you wear around
     your waist - which helps with (1), and will at least keep me afloat
     long enough if (3) occurs so I can die of hypothermia instead of
     drowning.
     
     I guess the marine radio is the ultimate solution, but what I'd really
     like is a pair of swim fins that were small enough to carry on my
     body, yet big enough to be functional. This seems impossible, given
     the fins that I have seen for scuba or snorkeling, but I wonder if
     anyone knows of any that are a good compromise. These would also be
     extremely useful in non-life threatening situations such as when
     swimming out to the windline and back in when the wind dies.



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