On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 05:06:59 -0000, Chuck Gould
wrote:


Better yet, wear your PFD or survival suit and stay out of the cold
water.

For more information about cold water immersion and boating safety
visit the Coast Guard Boating Safety website at this link:
http://www.uscgboating.org/

Guess your recent experience got you thinking about this, eh Chuck?

" I got stationed at the bow of the inflatable raft, and the first
shot shows a raft full of people mostly smiing and laughing as we shot
some class 3 rapids.
I'm looking at a huge hole dead ahead, and so am slightly concerned in
the first photo. In the second photo, everybody is wide-eyed and
laughing....everybody except me. I don't show up in the second photo-
where I am supposed to be there is this enormous wave of ice cold
water that has splashed up high enough to engulf me entirely. Even
through the full body rain suit and pfd that water was *darn cold*!
(About 35-36 degrees). The guide said that people who fall in become
hypothermic in about two minutes."

Personally, I won't try this, and your description will suffice.

--Vic