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| - | ==== No VHF? ==== | + | <<stories:future_downwinders_2009|Previous Story^stories:bellingham_stories|Story List ^ stories:newman_2009|Next Story>> |
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| **Reivers Dustin** \\ | **Reivers Dustin** \\ | ||
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| **No VHF?\\ | **No VHF?\\ | ||
| Shane Baker** \\ | Shane Baker** \\ | ||
| - | 11/19/09 #7416 | + | 11/19/09 #7416 |
| - | Simon says it all: There is too much emphasis on equipment taking care of skills that may be lacking. | + | Simon says it all: There is too much emphasis on equipment taking care of skills that may be lacking. |
| I will add: You can't buy common sense. | I will add: You can't buy common sense. | ||
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| **More on safety\\ | **More on safety\\ | ||
| lori & beau whitehead** \\ | lori & beau whitehead** \\ | ||
| - | 11/19/09 #7417 | + | 11/19/09 #7417 |
| - | Yes more... sorry.\\ | + | Yes more… sorry.\\ |
| Over on the Whatcom SUP forum, there has been a good discussion on safety as well. | Over on the Whatcom SUP forum, there has been a good discussion on safety as well. | ||
| When I posted my video from Sunday the 15th I didn't think to make mention of the safety precautions we took. I also did not realize it was the 2 year anniversary of Bips accident. | When I posted my video from Sunday the 15th I didn't think to make mention of the safety precautions we took. I also did not realize it was the 2 year anniversary of Bips accident. | ||
| - | Anyway, it started some healthy talk about safety from the SUP side of things... pretty much the same stuff you guys talk about. Cold water kills no matter what craft you are on. | + | Anyway, it started some healthy talk about safety from the SUP side of things… pretty much the same stuff you guys talk about. Cold water kills no matter what craft you are on. |
| - | This is what we did that day, not perfect, but more than some I've been reading about... | + | This is what we did that day, not perfect, but more than some I've been reading about… |
| 1)PFD's\\ | 1)PFD's\\ | ||
| 2)Full wetsuits/booties/gloves\\ | 2)Full wetsuits/booties/gloves\\ | ||
| 3)leashes\\ | 3)leashes\\ | ||
| - | 4)only one VHF... I bought one yesterday(-:\\ | + | 4)only one VHF… I bought one yesterday(-:\\ |
| 5)plenty of people who knew our intended route and ETA\\ | 5)plenty of people who knew our intended route and ETA\\ | ||
| 6)plenty of daylight!\\ | 6)plenty of daylight!\\ | ||
| 7)two of us! | 7)two of us! | ||
| - | Falling in is not an issue with a SUP... it is a common occurrence and remounting in the wind is pretty darn easy. That day I probably fell in 20 times. Worst case scenario is a broken leash and losing that 14' flotation device. That is why the PFD and being dressed for submersion is so important.\\ | + | Falling in is not an issue with a SUP… it is a common occurrence and remounting in the wind is pretty darn easy. That day I probably fell in 20 times. Worst case scenario is a broken leash and losing that 14' flotation device. That is why the PFD and being dressed for submersion is so important.\\ |
| I know there is a lot of knowledge out there on this subject and I'm glad people are willing to share their experiences. | I know there is a lot of knowledge out there on this subject and I'm glad people are willing to share their experiences. | ||
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| + | **Re: Morris? are you holding out on us?\\ | ||
| + | lori & beau whitehead** \\ | ||
| + | 11/20/09 #7421 | ||
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| + | I called the Coast Guard after I heard that they were out looking for 2 "stand up paddlers" on Sunday. I was told by the CG that someone "sitting in a coffee shop with binoculars called them when they saw 2 paddle boarders fall-in."\\ | ||
| + | Guess I shouldn't fall-in so much… | ||
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| + | Beau Whitehead\\ | ||
| + | [[http://paddlesurfnorthwest.blogspot.com/|http://paddlesurfnorthwest.blogspot.com/]] | ||
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