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Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
By:Matthias
Date: 8/26/2011, 9:23 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p (Paul Montgomery)

: Well, that tragedy has already happened.

:
: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015802765_paddleboarder03m.html

Well, the inflatable lifevest required him to pull a cord, and it was the first time he used it... so not surprising that he completely forgot it when he fell in the water and panicked...

how can it be approved that you have to remember to pull it before it does anything? shouldn't stuff like that be automatic?

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Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human powered
Greg Bridges -- 8/24/2011, 11:39 pm
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
scottbaxter -- 8/25/2011, 2:35 am
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
StephenHJ -- 8/25/2011, 11:41 am
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
scottbaxter -- 8/25/2011, 12:08 pm
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Paul Montgomery -- 8/26/2011, 9:16 am
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Matthias -- 8/26/2011, 9:23 am
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Bill Hamm -- 8/27/2011, 1:49 am
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Greg Bridges -- 8/25/2011, 4:15 pm
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 8/25/2011, 7:27 pm
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Kirk fredericks -- 8/25/2011, 7:53 pm
SUP Hats & Ice Water *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 8/26/2011, 7:04 pm
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Robert N Pruden -- 8/25/2011, 9:01 pm
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Sean D -- 8/26/2011, 10:00 am
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Robert N Pruden -- 8/26/2011, 10:07 am
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/26/2011, 2:38 pm
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Bryan Hansel -- 8/26/2011, 11:45 am
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/26/2011, 2:56 pm
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Bryan Hansel -- 8/26/2011, 3:31 pm
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/26/2011, 2:06 pm