On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:42:08 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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Wayne I don't think going out into the gulf would be that great of an idea, at least for any kind of distance . Not that the craft isn't sturdy, but if a storm popped up with considerable wind and waves I'd think that might make the pilot think it wasn't that great of an idea..,

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On the right day you can go out in just about anything but it's big
water and things can change quickly. I'm always amazed at how many
small, open boats we see fishing offshore. Those are the guys you end
up reading about once in a while when their luck runs out.

That's what I was talking about Wayne. "When the luck runs out" I look at it like this that if you're on a small craft, if you can't see the shore you don't need to be out that far. At least that's my thoughts...

On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:34:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

That's what I was talking about Wayne. "When the luck runs out" I look at it like this that if you're on a small craft, if you can't see the shore you don't need to be out that far. At least that's my thoughts...

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Being out of site of land is mostly a psychological thing but it is an
indicator that you're out a ways. The highest number of on the water
fatalities however is in canoes and kayaks - and they are almost
always within sight of land. The most life threatening situation I've
ever been in was only a quarter of a mile off shore when I capsized a
sailing canoe in really cold water on Lake Ontario. You start to
become paralyzed by the cold very quickly and I barely made it out.