A lowly pwc'er and kayaker, I always wear a full dry suit (and other
thick neoprene gear for head, feet, hands) and neoprene pfd when the
water is cold - and the only few times in my long jetskiing career when
I have fallen (been thrown) into the water, seem to have all been in
the off-season (in months like November-Dec. or Mar.-April) when the
water was good and cold, and in a dry suit and several layers of warm
clothes, was always able to easily swim back to my 'ski with no
problem. For all that we jetskiiers are supposed to be I guess the
dumbest of boaters, we're the only ones who ALWAYS have our pfd's on,
and are pretty much always geared up to maximize our chances against
hypothermia in conditions where it is likely to be an issue.

richforman