wrote:
: I am not a kayaker but I wonder if perhaps they might make it harder to
: exit a rolled kayak. Being a sailor, I always wear one.

Didn't the director (or former director) of the CIA die when he fell out of
his canoe and drowned while not wearing a PFD. It's not just regular people,
it's people that should know better...

I argued with my ACA instructor trainer about this. They do all kinds of
stuff... getting canoes down and to the water and such, before they have
people put on PFDs. I'm a boy scout leader, and before we unload the trailer,
everyone has a PFD on. I asked her what about a kid taking off in a boat
while everyone is still unloading and such and she just said it was my
responsibility to make sure that didn't happen... well, it still is my,
responsibility, but just in case at least the kid has his PFD on. If they'd
just revise the order of steps in the training guide... the PFD should be
first on and last off... each time, every time...

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John Nelson
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