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(William R. Watt) wrote in
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"Michael Daly" ) writes:

BTW dictionaries are famous for getting definitions wrong - especially
in scientific and technical terminology. My Webster's here says that
oxygen is the most plentiful element in the universe.

I think you mean "atmosphere", not "universe". I'd check that
dictionary definitions again.

I'm getting the impression Mike is typing without thinking. I believe
that's called a "rant".

On this subject of getting back into capsized boats, I've done in in
canoes, sailing dingys, and once in a kayak. The problem in lightweight
narrow boats is getting one's hips over the gunwale. Most sailboats
have to be wide to carry sail. The one I built out of a single sheet of
plywood is narrow like a kayak. To carry sail and to re-enter after a
capsize the sponsons are needed. When you re-enter a kayak you normally
pull yourself up onto the rear deck and slide forward until you can
straddle the boat and drop your butt into the seat.

No, actually that's not the way re-entering a kayak is normally performed.
That method of reentering a kayak is the most unreliable method I've tried.