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Re: Other: Another senseless(NO B kayaker death...
By:StephenHJ
Date: 7/15/2011, 7:28 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Another senseless(NO B kayaker death... (Ken Blanton)

: No wet suit ... you're taking an unnecessary risk.

: And how about when ya don't ... or conditions change ... or you get
: a little too overconfident ... or you loose contact with your
: boat ... or any of the hundreds of other things that can go
: wrong that can get you ghosted if it weren't for a little luck?
: What's your plan for that?

: Ken Blanton

When I start paddling more than 100 yds offshore, or where the only waves are more than wakes from the distantly passing ferries, then I'll be more cautious. I'm not the overconfident type, more the opposite. And if I was wearing the wetsuit every time, I'd be suffering from heatstroke...

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Other: Another senseless kayaker death...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/11/2011, 4:23 pm
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QayaqGeek/Tavo -- 7/11/2011, 4:31 pm
Re: Other: Another senseless(NO B kayaker death... *PIC*
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/11/2011, 8:13 pm
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QayaqGeek/Tavo -- 7/11/2011, 8:25 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 7/11/2011, 9:32 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 7/11/2011, 11:50 pm
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Kyle T -- 7/13/2011, 8:49 am
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Mike Bielski -- 7/12/2011, 12:19 am
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frankp -- 7/13/2011, 10:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/14/2011, 7:29 am
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StephenHJ -- 7/15/2011, 2:30 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 7/15/2011, 6:55 pm
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StephenHJ -- 7/15/2011, 7:28 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 7/15/2011, 10:11 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/16/2011, 1:46 am
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Ken Blanton -- 7/12/2011, 6:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/13/2011, 7:44 am
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Jay Babina -- 7/15/2011, 8:56 am
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Ken Blanton -- 7/15/2011, 6:57 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/11/2011, 11:23 pm
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/12/2011, 12:02 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 7/12/2011, 12:59 pm
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/12/2011, 1:20 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/11/2011, 11:46 pm
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Doug S -- 7/12/2011, 10:45 am
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Eric Mattison -- 7/12/2011, 2:10 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 7/13/2011, 4:39 am
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Eric Mattison -- 7/13/2011, 7:42 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 7/13/2011, 8:00 pm
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frankp -- 7/14/2011, 10:49 am
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Kevin McAtee -- 7/15/2011, 1:33 am