Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA21628; Thu, 14 Sep 1995 17:11:21 -0700 Return-Path: <becker@sierrasemi.com-DeleteThis> Received: from scorpion.sierrasemi.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA029373880; Thu, 14 Sep 1995 17:11:20 -0700 Received: from sierrasemi.com ([214.2.6.14]) by scorpion.sierrasemi.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA12683; Thu, 14 Sep 95 17:09:12 PDT Received: from platypus.sierrasun by sierrasemi.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA24762; Thu, 14 Sep 95 17:08:16 PDT Date: Thu, 14 Sep 95 17:08:16 PDT From: becker@sierrasemi.com-DeleteThis (Neil Becker) Message-Id: <9509150008.AA24762@sierrasemi.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: The ultimate safety kit
> 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.
There is a swim fin made for swimming workouts that is very small - they only
extend a couple of inches beyond the toes. I think they're called "Zoomers"
and the FleetFeet stores used to carry them. Other sports stores that cater to
swimmers/triatheletes might also have them.
Neil Becker
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