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"Jim" wrote in message
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On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:34:54 -0400, Jeff wrote:

So I could believe that canoes are responsible for a disproportional
number of deaths, but not kayaks. My hunch is that most kayakers wear
PFDs, but many canoe users are actually fishing and don't think they are
at risk.

Although I often wear a PFD while kayaking, I have trouble convincing my
wife to do so, because we almost always kayak in very protecting
fla****er, often only a few feet deep.

The only difference I see is canoes can carry a bigger cooler so they
may drink more beer. PFD use is spotty for both craft on our river.
The real scary thing is they seem to have no respect for power boats
and assume they are not only seen but will be yielded right of way.
When the power boat is a PWC things can get real dicey since most PWC
drivers refuse to give anyone quarter. They assume they have no wake.

I watched a family playing with an Ocean Kayak the other day. It looked
like they were having a great time paddleing out through the breakers and
surfing them back in. They would roll off them to swim and get back in
easily. The thing didn't tip over once while I was watching.

I did ocean kayaking a few years ago. It was off Monterey. Glad I had a
wetsuit.

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