Sponsons on any kayak or canoe will prevent deaths wearing PFDS or
not. BARD statistics reveal most victims struggle on the surface for
variable lengths of time. They die because of the instructor lobby,
who kill for the lowest amount of money in US history, while also
creating the highest user/death ratio in US or canadian history. This
makes Enron look good. At least they didn't kill while stealing.
Instructor lobby groups murder for very little money. Contract killers
hold them in contenpt.

See:

http://bconnex.net/~timkayak/canoe.html

Sponsons enable the victim to get out of the water. Do you wonder why
35%, 26%, 32%, and 28% of the dead are wearing PFDS, in the last
recorded USCG BARD Stats for 2002, 2001, 2000, and 1999 respectively?
(Download from the USCG website.) PFDs cannot get people of of the
water. Only a Canoe/Kayak Rescue/Life Raft can. These BARD stats show
more dead wearing PFDs and fewer dead not wearing them!

Now why would anyone trying to promote the sport be against a sponson
life raft? Decent people in a court are not. Any judge and jury using
your ideas of rescue would be inflamed to know that over 300 dead
Americans exist since the lttle girls in the pictures demonstrated the
open canoe rescue craft!

This is all well documented in many other studies regarding the darker
side of humamity. BUT HERE, There are people who wish to see
instruction for a few dollars, that they know are unreliable enough to
kill. They blame the victims for their deaths.

http://www.bconnex.net~timkayak/canoe.html

Tim




"Wandering Hiker" wrote in message om...
Hey Timmy,

Will a pair of your sponsons wrapped around my Windows box prevent capsizing
in the event of a protection fault? If so, please let me know.

Tim Ingram ) writes:
Sponsons on any kayak or canoe will prevent deaths wearing PFDS or
not. BARD statistics reveal most victims struggle on the surface for
variable lengths of time. They die because of the instructor lobby,
who kill for the lowest amount of money in US history, while also
creating the highest user/death ratio in US or canadian history. This
makes Enron look good. At least they didn't kill while stealing.
Instructor lobby groups murder for very little money. Contract killers
hold them in contenpt.

I certainly agree on the over-hyped instruction scam. Also the "bullet
proof" kevlar scam. My money is on knowing local conditions as the most
important issue in paddling safety. Well, okay, a low-risk conservative
approach is important too. You can know the risk and go anyway which is
stupid, or you can not know the risk and go, which is ignorant.

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